Life history characteristics of the protogynous parrotfish Calotomus japonicus from northwest Kyushu, Japan

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-120

  Kume, Gen ^a   Kubo, Yoichiro ^a   Yoshimura, Taku ^b   Kiriyama, Takanari ^c   Yamaguchi, Atsuko ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Iki District Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Calotomus japonicus; Sexual transformation; Spawning season

Indexed keywords

CALOTOMUS JAPONICUS; SCARIDAE;

EID: 77951937285     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-009-0135-9     Document Type: Article

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