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Length-Weight Relationships of Six Fish Species of a Rocky Intertidal Shore on the Subtropical Atlantic Coast of Spain

Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences volume 37, pages 267–271 (2021)Cite this article

Abstract

Length-weight relationships (LWRs) for six fish species caught from tidepools in an intertidal rocky shore in the Gulf of Cadiz are presented. This study presents the first data on LWR for Clinitrachus argentatus (WT = 0.0069 * TL3.077), Coryphoblennius galerita (WT = 0.0051 * TL3.409), and Parablennius incognitus (WT = 0.0090 * TL3.113) outside the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent eastern waters. The data of LWRs for juveniles of Symphodus roissali (WT = 0.0117 * TL3.091), Serranus scriba (WT = 0.0165 * TL2.881), and Diplodus cervinus (WT = 0.0152 * TL3.060) are also presented for first-time. Due to fish body shape may vary during growth in relation to size, studies covering a specific size range relating to life stage can be useful to estimate the LWRs for different development phases. The findings of this study fill the gap in LWRs data for immature fish in S. roissali, S. scriba and D. cervinus. Moreover, because intertidal zones and their adjacent subtidal areas represent nursery grounds for species that eventually recruit to coastal fisheries, the LWRs estimates for other species can also help to understand the population dynamics and conservation for native fish species.

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  1. Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Universidad de Cádiz, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain

    Jesus C. Compaire, Carmen Gómez-Cama & Milagrosa C. Soriguer

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Jesus C. Compaire

  3. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera (CIMA), CONICET – Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Jesus C. Compaire

  4. Instituto Franco-Argentino para el Estudio del Clima y sus Impactos (UMI 3351 IFAECI), CNRS – IRD – CONICET – UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Milagrosa C. Soriguer designed the research. Carmen Gómez-Cama, Milagrosa C. Soriguer and Jesus C. Compaire were involved in the sampling surveys. Carmen Gómez-Cama and Jesus C. Compaire identified and processed the fish caught. Milagrosa C. Soriguer and Jesus C. Compaire analysed the data and performed the statistical analysis. Jesus C. Compaire interpreted the results and wrote the manuscript, and Milagrosa C. Soriguer contributed to the revision of it.

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Compaire, J.C., Gómez-Cama, C. & Soriguer, M.C. Length-Weight Relationships of Six Fish Species of a Rocky Intertidal Shore on the Subtropical Atlantic Coast of Spain. Thalassas 37, 267–271 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-020-00272-2

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