Growth Characteristics of Slender Silver-biddies Gerres oblongus (Pisces: Perciformes) from the Jaffna Lagoon, Sri Lanka
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1816-4927
DOI: 10.3923/jfas.2011.592.603