Reproductive biology of four Diplodus species Diplodus vulgaris, D. annularis, D. sargus sargus and D. puntazzo (Sparidae) in the Gulf of Tunis (central Mediterranean)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 623-631

  Mouine, N ^a   Francour, P ^b   Ktari, M H ^a   Chakroun Marzouk, N ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Diplodus; Gulf of Tunis; length at first maturity; reproduction; sparidae; spawning season

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; ARTISANAL FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARICULTURE; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPAWNING; SUCCESSION;

GULF OF TUNIS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; DIPLODUS; DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; DIPLODUS PRAYENSIS; DIPLODUS PUNTAZZO; DIPLODUS SARGUS SARGUS; DIPLODUS VULGARIS; SARGUS; SPARIDAE;

EID: 84859298324     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315411000798     Document Type: Article

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