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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Main Authors: José Luis Bonilla-Gómez, Juani Tzeek-Tuz, Maribel Badillo, Xavier Chiappa-Carrara
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2012-12-01
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1021
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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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