Precise age estimation from different ageing structures in the striped snakehead, Channa striata (Bloch,1793), collected from the river Ganga

In Channa striata (N=156; TL=17-60cm) sampled from the river Ganga, the annuli laid on different ageing structures such as otoliths (whole and sectioned), scales, opercular bone and vertebrae were observed for age estimation. Standard procedures were followed to prepare and study the age structures....

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Main Authors: Salman Khan, Mohammad Afzal Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2015.03.00114/full