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Length composition and abundance of eel larvae,Anguilla anguilla (anguilliformes: Anguillidae), in the iberian basin (northeastern Atlantic) during July–September 1984

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376 leptocephali ofAnguilla anguilla (L., 1758) from the Iberian Basin were analysed. The observed horizontal trends of abundance and particularly the mean sizes contradict the expectations based on the hypothesis of larvae distribution exclusively by drift with Gulf and North Atlantic Currents, and support the hypothesis of an active larval migration also south of the Azores.

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Bast, H.D., Strehlow, B. Length composition and abundance of eel larvae,Anguilla anguilla (anguilliformes: Anguillidae), in the iberian basin (northeastern Atlantic) during July–September 1984. Helgolander Meeresunters 44, 353–361 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02365472

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