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Citation: King, P.A., Fives, J.M. & Dunne, J. 1986 Littoral and benthic investigations on the west coast of Ireland - XXI. A contribution to the knowledge of the biology of the solenette Buglossidium luteum (Risso) in the Galway Bay area. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 86B: 71-80


Number of Pages: 10

Volume Part: 2

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

Abstract: This is the twenty-first paper in the 'Littoral and benthic investigations on the west coast of Ireland' series and looks at the solenette Buglossidium luteum, the smallest member of the sole family in European waters, in the Galway Bay area. In particular, data were collected on age and growth, reproduction, and food.