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Research Papers

Movement behaviour of catface rockcod Mycteroperca (Epinephelus) andersoni (Epinephelidae) off the eastern seaboard of southern Africa

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Pages 125-137 | Received 01 Feb 2022, Accepted 01 Mar 2022, Published online: 29 Jun 2022

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