Age and growth of the blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860) off the northeastern Brazilian Coast

Fisheries Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 170-176

  Barreto, Rodrigo R ^a   Lessa, Rosangela P ^a   Hazin, Fabio H ^a   Santana, Francisco M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age; Blacknose sharks; Growth

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINUS ACRONOTUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 79955964492     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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