Reproductive dynamics of redbait, Emmelichthys nitidus (Emmelichthyidae), from south-eastern Australia

Fisheries Research

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 206-215

  Ewing, G P ^a   Lyle, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daily egg production method; Emmelichthyidae; Oocyte development; Redbait; Spawning dynamics

Indexed keywords

DIPTERYGONOTUS LEUCOGRAMMICUS; EMMELICHTHYIDAE; EMMELICHTHYS NITIDUS;

EID: 64849097924     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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