scholarly journals Growth of the Cichla temensis Humboldt, 1821 (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the middle rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Pereira Campos ◽  
Carlos Edwar de Carvalho Freitas ◽  
Sidineia Amadio
Keyword(s):  
Annual Variation ◽  
Gonadosomatic Index ◽  
Reproductive Activity ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Population Parameters ◽  
Growth Rings ◽  
Growth Coefficient ◽  
Rio Negro ◽  
Marginal Increment ◽  
Peacock Bass

This study aimed to estimate age and growth of the peacock bass Cichla temensis from the rio Negro (Brazilian Amazonia) by analyzing scale annuli. Specimens were captured between October 2011 and September 2012 in the main channel of the river and in adjacent lakes in the municipality of Barcelos, AM, Brazil. Six growth checks were identified on the scales of specimens. The annual variation in body condition observed suggests that fat is accumulated during the dry season. Results for the GSI (gonadosomatic index) showed that peak reproduction occurred in the receding-water period, indicating that the fish had energy deficiencies as a result of reproductive activity. RMI (relative marginal increment) analysis revealed that an annulus is formed once a year during the receding-water period. The population parameters estimated were L50 (length at sexual maturity) = 31.11 cm, L∞ (asymptotic length) = 68.05 cm, k (growth coefficient) = 0.20.year-1 and A0.95 (longevity) = 14 years. Our results corroborate the validity of using growth rings in scales as indicators to estimate the age and growth rate of Cichla temensis in the middle rio Negro.

scholarly journals Age and growth parameters of cachara Pseudoplastystoma reticulatum (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) from the Cuiabá River, Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talitha M. Francisco ◽  
Angela Maria Ambrósio ◽  
Thiago José Balbi ◽  
Marina S. Zuliani ◽  
Edson K. Okada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Curve ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Growth Rings ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Pectoral Fins ◽  
Von Bertalanffy Model ◽  
Marginal Increment ◽  
Males And Females

Age and growth parameters of cachara Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) (males and females) were estimated through the analysis of growth rings in spines of pectoral fins. Fish were collected from January to December 2007, in the area directly influenced by the Aproveitamento Múltiplo de Manso (APM Manso) and in the Cuiabá River (upper parts of the Pantanal). The maximum number of growth rings was seven for males, and eight, for females. The analysis of temporal variations in mean marginal increment showed that rings found in the spines were formed annually, in December. Growth rings were associated to spawning (in the study region from November to March) of the species. The growth curve in length was obtained by the von Bertalanffy model adjusted by the Ford-Walford transformation. The equations are: Ls = 72.7*[1-e-0.44(t+1.5974)] for males, and Ls = 84.5*[1-e-0.33(t+2.0943)] for females. The equations that describe the growth curve in weight are: Wt = 4991.61*[1-e-0.44 (t+1.5974] 2.70 for males and Wt = 7503.17*[1-e-0.33 (t+2.0943] 2.99 for females.

scholarly journals Age and growth of the Duckbill Catfish (Sorubim cf. lima) in the Pantanal

2004 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. F. Penha ◽  
L. A. F. Mateus ◽  
G. Barbieri
Keyword(s):  
Growth Curve ◽  
Nonlinear Regression ◽  
Good Predictor ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Type I ◽  
South American ◽  
Growth Rings ◽  
Marginal Increment ◽  
Fin Spines

The Duckbill Catfish, Sorubim lima, is a predator of large South American rivers. The age and growth of S. lima were studied based on the pectoral fin-spines of samples collected from the Cuiabá River, Pantanal. The samples were taken from commercial and experimental hook-and-line fishing. An analysis of the marginal increment suggests that the growth rings are formed once a year during the dry season, from July to September (ANOVA type I: F = 4.183; g.l. = 3 and 104; p = 0.008). The estimate of the parameters that describe von Bertalanffy's growth curve by nonlinear regression of the observed lengths in the age were: L<FONT FACE=Symbol>¥</FONT> = 56.0 cm (fork length); k = 0.245 year-1; t o = -2.605 years. The animals were estimated to have a life span of 9.6 years. The findings indicate that the fork length is a good predictor of the age of individuals of this fish species.

scholarly journals Age and growth of the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi Marini, 1933 in the Brazilian South-Southeast Region during 1996-2001

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
André M. Vaz-dos-Santos ◽  
Carmen Lúcia D. B. Rossi-Wongtschowski
Keyword(s):  
Average Length ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
First Year ◽  
Growth Coefficient ◽  
Edge Type ◽  
Southeast Region ◽  
Marginal Increment ◽  
Back Calculation ◽  
Merluccius Hubbsi ◽  
Argentine Hake

This is the first detailed study on the age and growth of the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in Brazilian waters. A total of 3,651 specimens obtained from surveys and sampling landings using trawlers and long-lines in the South-Southeast Region (21ºS to 34ºS) between 1996 and 2001 were analyzed. Readings of sliced and burned otoliths were conducted on 686 individuals (397 females, 129 males and 160 young - sex not identified), identifying opaque and translucent zones. Marginal increment and edge type percentage methods were used for validation, resulting in one ring per year, formed during summer-autumn. Fish with no more than eight rings and six years of age were found, the two first rings after the core being formed during the first year. Back-calculation methods were applied to length/age data and the parameters of von Bertalanffy's growth model were fitted based on average length per ring. The value of maximum theoretical length varied between 470.27 mm and 807.40 mm; growth coefficient varied from 0.1657 to 0.3555 year-1 and the theoretical age at length zero between -1.2846 and -0.4552 years. Growth of females and males differed significantly. The techniques applied and the results obtained are discussed and compared with studies on hake conducted in Uruguay and Argentina, providing important information for the management of the species in Brazil, where it presents clear signs of overexploitation.

scholarly journals Age and growth of the porthole shovelnose catfish (Hemisorubim platyrhynchos) in the Pantanal

2004 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 833-840 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. F. Penha ◽  
L. A. F. Mateus ◽  
G. Barbieri
Keyword(s):  
Growth Curve ◽  
Nonlinear Regression ◽  
Growth Ring ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Growth Rings ◽  
Marginal Increment ◽  
Fin Spines ◽  
Probable Time

The Porthole Shovelnose Catfish, Hemisorubim platyrhynchos, is the sixth largest pimelodidae of the Pantanal. Its age and growth were studied using pectoral fin-spines from fish collected in the Cuiabá river basin, Pantanal. The fish, which came from commercial and experimental fisheries, were all caught with hook and line. Growth-ring formation time could not be defined through the Kruskal-Wallis test on marginal increment (H = 4.142; p = 0.247). Nevertheless, decrease in the marginal increment index occurring as waters recede suggests this as the probable time when growth rings form. Estimation of the parameters of von Bertalanffy growth curve, adjusted through nonlinear regression to observed fork lengths, with L<FONT FACE=Symbol>¥</FONT> fixed at 64 cm, were: k = 0.222 year-1; t o = -2.149 years. Individual life span was estimated at 11.4 years. The results suggest that fork length is a good predictor of age for individuals of this species.

scholarly journals Age and growth estimation of bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus (Teleostei: Scombridae) in the southwestern Atlantic

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Duarte-Neto ◽  
Fábio M. Higa ◽  
Rosangela P. Lessa
Keyword(s):  
Fork Length ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Data Uncertainty ◽  
Bigeye Tuna ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Thunnus Obesus ◽  
Marginal Increment ◽  
Back Calculation ◽  
Growth Estimation ◽  
Averaged Model

The purpose of the current study was to supply the first information on age and growth for Thunnus obesus caught in the equatorial south-western Atlantic using dorsal spines, an approach that has been successfully employed for ageing tuna species. The study was conducted using a multi-model inference based on information theory for back-calculated and observed length-at-age data. Uncertainty associated with the parameter estimation was verified and results were compared to other accounts on the species, considering both the statistical and methodological contexts. Samples were collected in Natal city (Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil) from February 1999 to January 2000, of tuna vessels and from surveys, aimed at providing information on the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the area around São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago. Validation using marginal increment indicated that one ring is deposited per year. Mean length-at-age ranged of 54.3 to 177.5 cm (fork length) for ages 1 to 9 years. Von Bertalanffy, Richards, and Gompertz models were considered suitable for the bigeye tuna. Hence, the model-averaged asymptotic length ¯L∞ was estimated. The averaged model generated in the present study by back-calculation was considered appropriate for describing the growth of T. obesus.

scholarly journals Age and growth of the king mackerel (Scomberomorus Cavalla) off the northeastern coast of Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Francisco de Nóbrega ◽  
Rosangela Paula Lessa
Keyword(s):  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Least Square Method ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Von Bertalanffy ◽  
Growth Band ◽  
Marginal Increment ◽  
King Mackerel ◽  
Catch Composition

Age and growth of the king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) were estimated for northeastern Brazil. A total of 405 sagittal otoliths from 140 males (24.4-112 cm), 73 females (28-114.8 cm) and 193 specimens of unknown sex (11.5-121 cm) were examined. Marginal increment analysis indicated an annual pattern for growth band deposition. The age classes ranged from 1 to 15 years. Length ranged from 11.5 to 121 cm. The Schnute model indicated that the von Bertalanffy growth model demonstrated the best adjustment, with p=1/b, and was therefore used for estimating growth. Back-calculated curves had smaller variances, giving the following estimated growth parameters for males: L∞= 116.8 cm, K = 0.190, t0 = 0.377; and females: L∞= 132.7 cm, K = 0.159 and t0 = 0.387. In order to compare the curves for males and females, the overlapping of 95% confidence intervals was performed for the parameters generated from the von Bertalanffy non-linear least square method. Specimens between 3 and 8 years of age represented 82.2% (n=5,783) of the catch composition, characterizing the species as a catchable stock in the region.

scholarly journals Population dynamics of eastern little tuna (Euthynnus affinis) in Ternate Waters

2021 ◽  
Vol 890 (1) ◽  
pp. 012053
Author(s):  
U Tangke ◽  
R Laisouw ◽  
A Talib ◽  
Azis Husen ◽  
R Kota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Total Mortality ◽  
Fishing Effort ◽  
Population Parameters ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Growth Coefficient ◽  
Stable Growth ◽  
Euthynnus Affinis ◽  
Data Collection Procedure

Abstract Eastern little tuna production still depends on stocks from nature, so it is feared that if production continues to increase it will threaten the sustainability of tuna resources, therefore for the sake of sustainable management information is needed on population parameters so that research is carried out from January to April 2021 with the aim of assessing the dynamics of the population of these resources. The data collection procedure was carried out by measuring the total length of the fish caught per fishing trip for 4 months using a meter with a unit (centimeter) cm and an accuracy of 1 mm. The results of the research showed that tuna in the southern waters of Ternate Island had stable growth parameters including maximum length (L∞) 68.25 cm with a growth coefficient (K) of 0.25 per month, t0 -0.20, with total mortality, natural and fishing values respectively. respectively are 0.64, 0.43, 0.21 and the level of exploitation is 0.33 where this value indicates that the rate of exploitation is smaller so it is necessary to increase fishing effort until the optimum value reaches 0.38.

scholarly journals A skeletochronological estimate of age and growth in a large riparian frog from Madagascar (Anura, Mantellidae, Mantidactylus)

Herpetozoa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 39-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio M. Guarino ◽  
Angelica Crottini ◽  
Marcello Mezzasalma ◽  
Jasmin E. Randrianirina ◽  
Franco Andreone
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Sexual Size Dimorphism ◽  
The Body ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Growth Trajectories ◽  
Growth Coefficient ◽  
Size Dimorphism ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Similar Growth

We characterized the body size (as snout-vent length), age, sexual size dimorphism, and growth rate in a population of one of the larger riparian frog from Madagascar (Mantidactylusgrandidieri) from a rainforest patch close to Vevembe, SE Madagascar. We identified a significant female-biased sexual size dimorphism. Age was estimated using phalangeal skeletochronology and was significantly higher in females than in males. Modal age class turned out to be 4 years in both sexes but a large percentage of adult females (75%) fell in the 5–6 years-old classes, while no male exceeded 4 years. We here report M.grandidieri as a medium-long-lived anuran species. Von Bertalanffy’s model showed similar growth trajectories between the sexes although the growth coefficient in females (k = 0.335) was slightly but not significantly higher than in males (k = 0.329).

Age, growth estimates for pink ling, Genypterus blacodes (Schneider), and gemfish, Rexea solandri (Cuvier), from Eastern Bass Strait, Australia

1989 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 215 ◽  
Author(s):  
AF Withell ◽  
JWJ Wankowski
Keyword(s):  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Frequency Method ◽  
Slow Growth Rate ◽  
Growth Functions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Marginal Increment ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Cent Error ◽  
Age Determinations

Age and growth were estimated from counts of otolith annuli for pink ling (Genypterus blacodes) and gemfish (Rexea solandri). Sections of otoliths were preferable for age determinations of pink ling, whereas whole otoliths were preferable for gemfish. Validation of the assigned age classes was not achieved. Petersen's length-frequency method was unsuccessful and marginal increment methods were unsuitable for the species studied. Growth of males and females did not differ significantly for either pink ling or gemfish. Both species had a relatively slow growth rate, had a moderately long life-span and could reach body lengths in excess of 1 m. Maximum ages of pink ling and gemfish were, respectively, 21 and 13 years. Mean length-at-age and the von Bertalanffy growth functions were estimated. For pink ling (all individuals combined), K = 0.095 and L∞ = 135.5 cm. For gemfish the best estimates were K = 0.153 and L∞ = 112.3 cm. Precision of age determinations made independently by two readers for pink ling and gemfish, respectively, was 65% and 95% within �1 annulus; average per cent error, respectively, was 4.7% and 3.1%. Paired t-tests on ages assigned to each species by the two readers indicated no significant difference between ages assigned to gemfish, but there was a significant, albeit unbiased, difference for ages assigned to pink ling. However, for pink ling, estimates of the growth parameters derived separately from age determinations by the two readers were virtually identical.

scholarly journals Age, growth and yield per recruit analysis of the pintado Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Agassiz, 1829) in the Cuiabá River basin, Pantanal Matogrossense, Brazil

2004 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. F. Mateus ◽  
M. Petrere Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Standard Length ◽  
Total Mortality ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Dry Period ◽  
Growth Rings ◽  
Pectoral Fins ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Yield Per Recruit ◽  
Species Being

The age and growth of the pintado Pseudoplatystoma corruscans were studied during the period from May 1994 to May 1995. The standard length ranged from 52 to 145 cm and the weight from 1.3 to 41 kg. The biometric relationship between the standard length (Ls) and total length (Ltotal) and between the total weight (Wt) and the standard length (Ls) were obtained for the species, being respectively: Ltotal = 3.296 + 1.069 * Ls and Wt = 0.00624 * Ls3.134.The condition factor calculated monthly suggests the spawning season to be between the months of February and March. The age was estimated by counting growth rings present in the spines of the pectoral fins, and 10 age classes were detected. The mean distance of the last ring until the border of the spine suggests that the period of least growth is between July and September (dry period). Von Bertalaffy's equation describing the growth of the pintado is: Lt = 183 * [1 - exp - 0.085 * (t + 3.274)]. Total mortality was Z = 0.24 year-1 and natural mortality M = 0.20 year-1. As the present level of exploitation, F = Z - M = 0.04 year-1, we conclude that the pintado stock was still underexploited in the Pantanal in the sampled period.

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