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The Early Life History of The Sand Smelt (Atherina Presbyter)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. N. Bamber
Affiliation:
Marine Biology Unit, C.E.G.B., Fawley, Southampton SO4 1TW
P. A. Henderson
Affiliation:
Marine Biology Unit, C.E.G.B., Fawley, Southampton SO4 1TW
A. W. H. Turnpenny
Affiliation:
Marine Biology Unit, C.E.G.B., Fawley, Southampton SO4 1TW

Extract

The sand smelt (Atherina presbyter Cuvier) is a small, pelagic inshore fish common on some coasts of Britain. The biology of the sand smelt population in Southampton Water, Hants., U.K., has been described in detail (Turnpenny, Bamber & Henderson, 1981), but individuals less than 3 months old were not found during the course of that study.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1985

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