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Variation of the relationships between lengths and weights applied to 123 fish species observed at Réunion Island (Indian Ocean)

D Roos1 Ifremer, Délégation Océan Indien, Le Port, RéunionORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0273-3585
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J Taconet1 Ifremer, Délégation Océan Indien, Le Port, Réunion
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C Gentil1 Ifremer, Délégation Océan Indien, Le Port, Réunion
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B Brisset1 Ifremer, Délégation Océan Indien, Le Port, Réunion
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H Evano1 Ifremer, Délégation Océan Indien, Le Port, Réunion
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Y Aumond1 Ifremer, Délégation Océan Indien, Le Port, Réunion
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J Huet1 Ifremer, Délégation Océan Indien, Le Port, Réunion
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C Lepetit2 Réserve Naturelle Marine de La Réunion, Saint-Paul, Réunion
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R Boymond-Morales2 Réserve Naturelle Marine de La Réunion, Saint-Paul, Réunion
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T Rungassamy2 Réserve Naturelle Marine de La Réunion, Saint-Paul, Réunion
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R Elleboode3 Ifremer, Centre Manche-mer du Nord, Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
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K Mahé3 Ifremer, Centre Manche-mer du Nord, Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques, Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 171-180 | Received 01 Nov 2021, Accepted 01 Apr 2022, Published online: 29 Jun 2022

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