Merluccius hubbsi (Teleostei: Merlucciidae): stock identification based on reproductive biology in the south-southeast brazilian region

The Argentine hake, Merluccius hubbsi, a demersal-pelagic species found from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, has become an important target of the Brazilian bottom-trawler fleet since 2001. Earlier studies focusing on the species have suggested that more than one stock mig...

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Main Authors: André Martins Vaz-dos-Santos, Carmen Lúcia Del Bianco Rossi-Wongtschowski, José Lima de Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592009000100003