Reproductive biology and body condition of exploited populations of Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) along the Kenyan Coast

Autor: Obota, Clay Okoth, Fulanda, Bernerd M., Okemwa, Gladys M., Kimani, Edward N.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science; Vol 15, No 2 (2016); 19-30
ISSN: 0856-860X
Popis: A substantial proportion (in terms of value and quantity) of the Pomacanthus imperator catch on the Kenyan coast are traded, and the species is also harvested as food in the artisanal fishery. However information on their reproductive biology is scanty. The overall sex ratio differed significantly from 1:1 according to chi-square test (p
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