Otolith morphometrics distinguish difficult species of rockfishes in the Gulf of Alaska
The oceans around Alaska are home to at least 40 species of rockfishes (Sebastidae). A number of these species are commercially important and are subject to strict catch limitations. However, regulators are hindered by the fact that some species are difficult to distinguish based on external charact...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FMARS.2015.03.00213/full |