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List of publications on fishes in zootaxa.
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Associated Journal

Publish in our journal partners Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria (Impact factor 2023: 1.17; link to old content 1970-2020), Journal of Applied Ichthyology (Impact factor 2022: 1.222) and Journal of Fish Biology (2.0, 2022 impact factor) the results of your primary research on fish growth, weight-length relationships, reproduction (maturity, fecundity, spawning), food and diet composition, introductions and range extensions for faster subsequent entry in FishBase.

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Cybium (publisher: SFI, Société Française d’Ichtyologie)

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