The biology, life history and management needs of a large sciaenid fish, Argyrosomus coronus, in Angola

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-258

  Potts, W M ^a,b   Sauer, W H H ^a   Henriques, R ^c   Sequesseque, S ^d   Santos, C V ^d   Shaw, P W ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Universidade Agostinho Neto   (Angola)

Author keywords

Fisheries; Growth; Management; Reproduction; Sciaenidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; CAPTURE METHOD; COASTAL ZONE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; MATURATION; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

ANGOLA; NAMIBIA;

ARGYROSOMUS; KOBUS; SARDINELLA AURITA; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 78149454140     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232x.2010.501567     Document Type: Article

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