1. LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONS OF SELECTED SPECIES OF THE FAMILY GERREIDAE (ACTINOPTERYGII: PERCIFORMES) FROM THE MEXICAN COAST.
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Cruz Agüero, José De la, García Rodríguez, Francisco J., Cota Gómez, Víctor M., Chollet Villalpando, Jorge G., and Vergara Solana, Francisco J.
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PERCIFORMES ,FISHES ,MATHEMATICAL analysis ,SPECIES - Abstract
Abstract. In this study, parameters of the length-weight relation (LWR) were estimated for fifteen species of Gerreidae (mojarras) caught from the Pacific- and Atlantic coast of Mexico, including the Gulf of California. The Pacific species were: Diapterus aureolus, Diapterus brevirostris, Eucinostomus currani, Eucinostomus dowii, Eucinostomus entomelas, Eucinostomus gracilis, Eugerres axillaris, Eugerres lineatus, and Gerres cinereus. The Atlantic species were: Diapterus auratus, Eucinostomus argenteus, Eucinostomus gula, Eucinostomus jonesi, Eucinostomus melanopterus, and Eugerres plumieri. The values of the exponent b of the length-weight relation ranged from 2.58 to 3.79. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first parameter estimates for nine species for the Mexican coast and for four on a worldwide scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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