Comparative demography of commercially-harvested snappers and an emperor from American Samoa

The age-based life history of two commercially-important species of snapper (Lutjanidae) and one emperor (Lethrinidae) were characterized from the nearshore fishery of Tutuila, American Samoa. Examination of sagittal otoliths across multiple months and years confirmed the annual deposition of increm...

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Main Authors: Brett M. Taylor, Zack S. Oyafuso, Cassandra B. Pardee, Domingo Ochavillo, Stephen J. Newman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5069.pdf