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Relative growth and morphometry of otolith sagittae of Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Val.) along the coastline of Cameroon Cover

Relative growth and morphometry of otolith sagittae of Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Val.) along the coastline of Cameroon

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2545-059X | Journal ISSN: 2545-0255
Language: English
Page range: 118 - 123
Submitted on: Sep 24, 2024
Accepted on: May 24, 2025
Published on: Sep 22, 2025
Published by: Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

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