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Habitat use and abundance of goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara in Brazil: a participative survey

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Giglio, Vinicius J., Adelir-Alves, Johnatas, Gerhardinger, Leopoldo C., Grecco, Fabiano C., Daros, Felippe A., Bertoncini, Áthila A. (2014): Habitat use and abundance of goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara in Brazil: a participative survey. Neotropical Ichthyology 12 (4): 803-810, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20130166, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20130166

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