Age, Growth, and Mortality of Yellowmouth Grouper from the Southeastern United States

Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-42

  Burton, Michael L ^a   Potts, Jennifer C ^a   Carr, Daniel R ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELINAE; MYCTEROPERCA INTERSTITIALIS;

EID: 84920107492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19425120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2013.866998     Document Type: Article

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