The maturity and breeding season of the bellybarred pipefish, Hippichthys spicifer, in Okinawa-jima Island rivers

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-393

  Ishihara, Taiki ^a   Tachihara, Katsunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Estuary; Hippichthys spicifer; Larva

Indexed keywords

HIPPICHTHYS SPICIFER;

EID: 84893801072     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-009-0112-3     Document Type: Article

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