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The occurrence of young scaldfish Arnoglossus latevna (Walbaum, 1792) in the eastern Irish Sea
Author(s) -
Rogers S.I.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb04417.x
Subject(s) - biology , flatfish , irish sea , irish , fishery , predator , zoology , oceanography , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , predation , linguistics , philosophy , geology
Unusually high numbers of scaldfish have been found in the eastern Irish Sea during 1990. Advantageous climatic conditions may be responsible. The impact of this predator on inshore flatfish nursery populations may be important.