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Citation: King, P.A., Fives, J.M. & Dunne, J. 1983 Littoral and benthic investigations on the west coast of Ireland - XVIII. The biology of the short-spined sea scorpion Myoxocephalus scorpius scorpius (L.) in the Galway Bay area. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 83B: 325-334


Number of Pages: 10

Volume Part: 26

Keywords: Benthos, Connemara, Ecology, Fauna, Fish, Galway, Marine, Pisces, Population, Reproductive biology, Sublittoral

Abstract: This is the twenty-eighth paper in the 'Littoral and benthic investigations on the west coast of Ireland' series and examines the biology of the short-spined sea scorpion Myoxocephalus scorpius scorpius in the Galway Bay area. Specifically, it looks at age and growth, reproduction, and food.