tarwhine

(ˈtɑːˌwaɪn)

(Animals) a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks

[from a native Australian language]

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References in periodicals archive

10 1 Dentex tumifrons, Yellowback Bream Good -- -- Pagrus auratus, Snapper Excellent 52 346 Rhabdosargus sarba, Tarwhine Good 9 -- Sparidae not further identified ?

Does technology make a difference? Aboriginal and colonial fishing in Port Jackson, New South Wales

Growth and reproductive biology of tarwhine Rhabdosargus sarba (Sparidae) in eastern Australia.

Population dynamics and management of goldlined seabream rhabdosargus sarba (sparidae) from the Oman coast of arabian sea

Reproductive biology of the tarwhine Rhabdosargus sarba (Sparidae) in Western Australian waters, in which it is a rudimentary hermaphrodite J.

Factors influencing the timing and frequency of spawning and fecundity of the goldlined seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba) (Sparidae) in the lower reaches of an estuary

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