Stock discrimination and movements of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel across northern Australia as indicated by parasites

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Moore, BR, Buckworth, RC, Moss, H, Lester, RJG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2003
• Subjects: Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences; Fisheries Sciences; Fisheries Management; Bathurst Island; Terranova
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00190.x; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/121420

The parasite fauna of Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commerson from 10 sites across northern Australia and one site in Indonesia, was examined to evaluate the degree of movement and subsequent stock structure of the fish. Kupang fish (Indonesia) had very few Terranova spp., Grillotia branchi , Otobo...