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Length–weight relationships and growth parameters of two endemic fish species ( Floridichthys polyommus Hubbs, 1936 and Fundulus persimilis Miller, 1955) from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Author(s) -
BadilloAlemán M.,
BonillaGómez J. L.,
TzeekTuz J.,
GallardoTorres A.,
ChiappaCarrara X.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/jai.12443
Subject(s) - biology , fundulus , yucatan peninsula , miller , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , ecology , killifish , fishery
Summary This study reports length‐weight relationships and growth parameters for Floridichthys polyommus Hubbs, 1936 and Fundulus persimilis Miller, 1955 from La Carbonera, a karstic tropical coastal lagoon on the northwestern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Specimens were collected between April 2009 and March 2010. The resulting length‐weight relationship for F. polyommus was: W = 0.0180 Lt 3.37 and W = 0.0142 Lt 3.35 for F. persimilis . This study presents the first estimation for both species of the von Bertalanffy growth model parameters, the growth performance index, the L 50 , and is the first report of the length‐weight relationship for F. persimilis .