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Growth of larval Pacific anchovy Engraulis japonicus in the Yellow Sea as indicated by otolith microstructure analysis
Author(s) -
Hwang S.D.,
Song M.H.,
Lee T.W.,
McFarlane G. A.,
King J. R.
Publication year - 2006
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.1095-8649.2006.01244.x
Subject(s) - engraulis , otolith , anchovy , biology , fishery , larva , spring (device) , oceanography , range (aeronautics) , ecosystem , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , materials science , engineering , composite material , geology , mechanical engineering
Larval Pacific anchovy Engraulis japonicus were sampled from coastal waters off the central west coast of Korea from June to November 1996. Using otolith microstructure analysis (daily growth increments), three cohorts (spring, early summer and late summer) were distinguished based on backcalculated spawning dates. Growth rates differed between cohorts, with higher growth rates for late‐summer cohorts than either the spring or early‐summer cohorts. Growth rate was positively related to surface water temperature, with an optimum temperature range of between 20 and 26° C occurring during the late summer (late July through to mid‐September). The study highlights that early growth rates of Pacific anchovy are dependent on ecosystem (particularly water temperature) attributes during early life.