Reproductive biology and implications for management of the spangled emperor Lethrinus nebulosus in the southern Arabian Gulf

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2229-2247

  Grandcourt, E M ^a   Al Abdessalaam, T Z ^a   Francis, F ^a   Al Shamsi, A T ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Maturity; Reef fish reproduction; Reproductive potential; Spawning; Tropical fisheries

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; MOON; OVARY; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FISHERIES; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; MOON; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; OVARY; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

LETHRINUS NEBULOSUS;

EID: 78650056212     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02799.x     Document Type: Article

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