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Age, Growth, and Sex Ratios of the Giant Mottled eel, Anguilla marmorata, in Freshwater Habitats Near Its Northern Geographic Limit: A Comparison to Tropical Regions

  • 1. Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan.
  • 2. Graduate School of Sciences, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkoudaichou, Nadaku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501 Japan, E-mail: itakurahikaru@gmail.com
  • 3. Faculty of Law, Chuo University, 742-1 Higashinakano, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0393 Japan, E-mail: kaifu@tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp

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Wakiya, Ryoshiro, Itakura, Hikaru, Kaifu, Kenzo (2019): Age, Growth, and Sex Ratios of the Giant Mottled eel, Anguilla marmorata, in Freshwater Habitats Near Its Northern Geographic Limit: A Comparison to Tropical Regions. Zoological Studies 58 (34): 1-10, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2019.58-34, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12821181

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