Reproductive biology of wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, from the Atlantic coast of Florida and the Bahamas

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 893-897

  Jenkins, Kristin L Maki ^a,b   McBride, Richard S ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PBS and J   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Maturation; Oocyte development; Reproductive seasonality; Spawning frequency.

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MATURATION; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACANTHOCYBIUM SOLANDRI; NEMATODA; PHILOMETRIDAE;

EID: 70349498406     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08211     Document Type: Article

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