Age estimation, growth rate and size at sexual maturity of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus from the Okavango Delta, Botswana

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-247

  Gerber, R ^a   Smit, N J ^a   Pieterse, G M ^a   Durholtz, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Otoliths; Recreational fishery; Scales; Von bertalanffy growth model

Indexed keywords

HYDROCYNUS VITTATUS;

EID: 74949120332     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAS.2009.34.3.5.981     Document Type: Article

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