Distribution, diversity, and abundance of rocky intertidal fishes in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 496-502

  Ghanbarifardi, Mehdi ^a   Malek, Masoumeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blenniidae; Gobiidae; Gulf of Oman; Intertidal fishes; Iran; Persian Gulf

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIVERSITY INDEX; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PERCIFORM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF OMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

ANTENNABLENNIUS; BATHYGOBIUS; BLENNIIDAE; GOBIIDAE; ISTIBLENNIUS; ISTIGOBIUS; MARTES PENNANTI; OMOBRANCHUS; PISCES;

EID: 70449570862     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000802441293     Document Type: Article

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