First record for the sunfish Mola mola (Molidae: Tetradontiformes) from the Egyptian coasts, Aqaba Gulf, Red Sea, with notes on morphometrics and levels of major skeletal components

@article{Amer2019FirstRF,
  title={First record for the sunfish Mola mola (Molidae: Tetradontiformes) from the Egyptian coasts, Aqaba Gulf, Red Sea, with notes on morphometrics and levels of major skeletal components},
  author={Mohamed A. Amer and A. A. El-Sadek and A. F. Fathallah and Hamdy A. Omar and Mohamed M. Eltoutou},
  journal={Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries},
  year={2019}
}
  • M. AmerA. El-Sadek Mohamed M. Eltoutou
  • Published 3 June 2019
  • Environmental Science
  • Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries
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