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Seasonal variation of mass, condition and gonadosomatic index in fourhorn sculpin ( Myoxocephalus quadricornis ) with normal and malformed vertebrae in the Gulf of Bothnia
Author(s) -
Bengtsson Å.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1993.tb00327.x
Subject(s) - gonadosomatic index , sculpin , biology , anatomy , cottidae , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , fishery , population , demography , sociology , fecundity
It may be expected that vertehral anomaties would reduer the viability and reproductive success of fish. In the present study. the relationship of vertebral defects to body mass. Iength, age, condition, gonadosomatic index and growth in fourhorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus quadricornis , in the Gulf of Bothnia was studied. There were no differences in growth between normal and defective lish, for either males or females. While normal and defectives males were similar in age and length. defective females were older and longer than normal females. Defective males and females had a significantly greater somatic mass that normal fish. However defective females may be later than in normal fish. Hence, vertebral defects do not necessarly reduce the reproductive potential of fourhorn sculpin.