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Ecology, Osmoregulation and Reproductive Biology of the White Steenbras, Lithognathus Lithognathus (Teleostei: Sparidae)

John A.P. MehlCape Provincial Department of Nature Conservation and Zoological Institute, University of Stellenbosch
Pages 157-230 | Published online: 02 Oct 2015

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