Occurence of the Lessepsian migrant, Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin 1789) (Osteichtyes: Tetraodontidae), in İskenderun Bay (north-eastern Mediterranean, Turkey)

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 148-149

  Torcu Koc H ^a   Erdogan Z ^a   Ustun F ^a  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGOCEPHALUS SCELERATUS; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 78751694727     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2010.01628.x     Document Type: Article

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