Distribution and biology of the blackmouth catshark galeus melastomus in the strait of sicily (central mediterranean sea)

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-72

  Ragonese, S ^a   Nardone, G ^a   Ottonello, D ^b   Gancitano, S ^a   Giusto, G B ^a   Sinacori, G ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological traits; Bottom trawl surveys; Distribution; Galeus melastomus; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873713597     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.122     Document Type: Article

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