International Journal of
Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Fish. Aquac.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9839
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJFA
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 234

Full Length Research Paper

Otolith morphometry and fish length relation of Amblypharyngodon mola (Ham.) from Middle Ganga region (India)

Neetu Nimesh
  • Neetu Nimesh
  • Laboratory of Fish taxonomy, Department of Zoology, RGPG College, CCS University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Seema Jain
  • Seema Jain
  • Laboratory of Fish taxonomy, Department of Zoology, RGPG College, CCS University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  •  Received: 06 August 2018
  •  Accepted: 30 October 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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