Reproduction, age and growth of the round scad Decapterus macrosoma Blecker 1851, Carangidae from Mozambique
Reproduction, age and growth of Decapterus macrosoma Blecker, 1851 were studied. The data were collected in Sofala Bank from commercial bottom trawlers and surveys. A total of 5,500 individuals were examined during the period 1979-1982. The species is caught in the same areas as D. russellii, but appears in lower quantities. Two main spawning periods a year, one in December-February and another one in June-September were found. Ageing was determined by counting daily growth rings in the otoliths. The parameters of von Bertalanffy's growth equation were L infinity=26 cm and K=0,6/year. Males and females seem to grow at the same rate.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1987
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| Subjects: | Biology, Decapterus macrosoma, spawning seasons, otolith reading, sexual reproduction, age determination, stock assessment, growth, Mozambique, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32669 |
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