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Age and growth of thick-lipped grey mullet Crenimugil labrosus in Irish waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

M. Kennedy
Affiliation:
Inland Fisheries Trust, II Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2
P. Fitzmaurice
Affiliation:
Inland Fisheries Trust, II Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2

Extract

The authors examined more than 900 thick-lipped grey mullet, Crenimugil labrosus (Risso), from 23 different localities on the Irish coast. The fish ranged in size from fry 1·5—2·0 cm long to adults of up to 58·5 cm long. The scales of mullet show annuli but, with growth, the innermost annuli on the scales become obscured.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1969

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