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New data on the cuskeel, Ophidion rochei (Osteichthyes: Ophidiidae), from the eastern Adriatic

The occurrence, meristic, length frequency, condition factor, length-weight relationship and day/night differences in catch are reported for a population of cuskeel Ophidion rochei at Duce-Glava (4326'N 164'E, Croatian coast, eastern middle Adriatic) from April 2000 to March 2001. The highest catches in shallow water occurred in June, with a second peak in September and October, and were always at night, indicating this species as nocturnal predator.

ophidion rochei; meristic; length-weight relationship; condition factor; eastern Adriatic

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