Spawning season and size at sexual maturity of Kyphosus bigibbus (Kyphosidae) from northwest Kyushu, Japan

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 283-287

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

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Iki District Office   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kyphosus bigibbus; Size at sexual maturity; Spawning season

Indexed keywords

KYPHOSIDAE; KYPHOSUS BIGIBBUS;

EID: 79960839269     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-011-0221-7     Document Type: Article

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