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Citation: Markham, D.F. 1981 Observations on the population abundance and food composition of young flatfish at Sherkin Island. Journal of Sherkin Island 1: 93-99


Number of Pages: 7

Volume Part: 2

Keywords: Benthos, Checklist, Cork, Ecology, Fauna, Fish, Marine, Pisces, Population, Sublittoral

Abstract: Paper reports on the sampling of young flatfish, at five locations on Sherkin Island, Co. Cork, to establish population abundance. The stomach contents of a small sample of the fish were observed to give a general indication of food preferences.