Evaluating the effectiveness of teeth and dorsal fin spines for non-lethal age estimation of a tropical reef fish, coral trout Plectropomus leopardus

This study investigated whether teeth and dorsal fin spines could be used as non-lethal methods ofage estimation for a vulnerable and highly valued tropical fisheries species, coral trout Plectropomus leopardus. Age estimation of individuals from 2 to 9 years old revealed that dorsal spines represen...

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Main Authors: Hobbs, Jean-Paul, Frisch, A., Mutz, S., Ford, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27114