Distribution and habitat preferences of five species of wrasse (Family Labridae) in a Norwegian fjord

Abstract Wrasse (Labridae) are used widely as cleaner fish to control sea lice infestation in commercial farming of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Norway. As a result, there is an intense fishery for wrasse along the Norwegian coast. Little is known of the p...

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Published in:ICES Journal of Marine Science
Main Authors: Skiftesvik, Anne Berit, Durif, Caroline M. F., Bjelland, Reidun M., Browman, Howard I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2014
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu211
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