Growth and mortality of Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in a tropical coastal lagoon in northwestern Yucatán Peninsula
This study reports length-weight relationships and growth parameters for Sphoeorides testudineus from La Carbonera, a karstic tropical coastal lagoon on the northwestern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. A total of 461 specimens were collected between April 2009 and March 2010. We obtained the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad |
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| Online Access: | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1021 |
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| Summary: | This study reports length-weight relationships and growth parameters for Sphoeorides testudineus from La Carbonera, a karstic tropical coastal lagoon on the northwestern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. A total of 461 specimens were collected between April 2009 and March 2010. We obtained the length-weight relationship and the parameters of the equation of growth von Bertalanffy by length frequency analysis. Exponent b varied around 2.978, indicating an isometric growth pattern. The model parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth equation were: L∞ = 29.50 cm, k = 0.77 year-1 and t0 = - 0.168 years.
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| ISSN: | 1870-3453 2007-8706 |