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Length–weight relationships for common juvenile fishes and prey species in Hawaiian estuaries
Author(s) -
Peyton K. A.,
Sakihara T. S.,
Nishiura L. K.,
Shindo T. T.,
Shimoda T. E.,
Hau S.,
Akiona A.,
Lorance K.
Publication year - 2016
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.12957
Subject(s) - biology , juvenile , predation , estuary , fishery , zoology , ecology
Summary Length–weight relationships ( LWR ) using 3876 individuals were determined for 39 species sampled in estuarine systems in the main Hawaiian Islands, including 33 species of fish from 21 families, five species of crustaceans (prey) from two families, and one mollusk species. For 17 species, LWR s were estimated for the first time. For another 14 species their LWR s were newly reported for Hawaiian waters, including seven introduced taxa that are well established in the islands' estuaries. The LWR s for all taxa include juvenile and sub‐adult size ranges commonly encountered in Hawaiian estuaries.