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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| author | José Luis Bonilla-Gómez Juani Tzeek-Tuz Maribel Badillo Xavier Chiappa-Carrara |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-88e8ac772e6f4a82941a2eae7d3dca742025-08-20T02:59:04ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062012-12-0183410.22201/ib.20078706e.2012.4.1021Growth and mortality of Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in a tropical coastal lagoon in northwestern Yucatán PeninsulaJosé Luis Bonilla-GómezJuani Tzeek-TuzMaribel BadilloXavier Chiappa-CarraraThis 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. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1021Length-weight relationshipvon BertalanffySphoeroides testudineusLa Carbonera lagoon |
| spellingShingle | José Luis Bonilla-Gómez Juani Tzeek-Tuz Maribel Badillo Xavier Chiappa-Carrara Growth and mortality of Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in a tropical coastal lagoon in northwestern Yucatán Peninsula Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Length-weight relationship von Bertalanffy Sphoeroides testudineus La Carbonera lagoon |
| title | Growth and mortality of Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in a tropical coastal lagoon in northwestern Yucatán Peninsula |
| title_full | Growth and mortality of Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in a tropical coastal lagoon in northwestern Yucatán Peninsula |
| title_fullStr | Growth and mortality of Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in a tropical coastal lagoon in northwestern Yucatán Peninsula |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth and mortality of Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in a tropical coastal lagoon in northwestern Yucatán Peninsula |
| title_short | Growth and mortality of Sphoeroides testudineus (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in a tropical coastal lagoon in northwestern Yucatán Peninsula |
| title_sort | growth and mortality of sphoeroides testudineus tetraodontiformes tetraodontidae in a tropical coastal lagoon in northwestern yucatan peninsula |
| topic | Length-weight relationship von Bertalanffy Sphoeroides testudineus La Carbonera lagoon |
| url | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1021 |
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