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Comparative study of length-weight relationships and biological indices of Himalayan snow trout, Schizothorax labiatus, inhabiting two lotic water bodies in the Kashmir Valley Cover

Comparative study of length-weight relationships and biological indices of Himalayan snow trout, Schizothorax labiatus, inhabiting two lotic water bodies in the Kashmir Valley

By: Kousar Jan and  Imtiaz Ahmed  
Open Access
|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2021-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2545-059X | Journal ISSN: 2545-0255
Language: English
Page range: 176 - 184
Submitted on: Nov 21, 2021
Accepted on: Sep 1, 2021
Published on: Dec 30, 2021
Published by: Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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