Research Article

Length-Weight Relationships and Relative Condition Factor of 53 Species of Shallow-Water Fish in the Colombian Caribbean Sea

Table 1

Descriptive statistics for the 53 shallow-water fish in the Colombian Caribbean Sea.

FamilySpeciesAuthorCategoryBody shapeNTotal length (mm) mean ± SD (range)Total weight (g) mean ± SD (range)

AchiridaeAchirus achirus(Linnaeus, 1758)BIFShort and/or deep9139.78 ± 15.84 (117.00 − 167.00)57.87 ± 21.44 (32.50 − 94.50)

ApogonidaeAstrapogon alutus(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)BIFShort and/or deep1053.60 ± 24.89 (24.00 − 102.00)2.99 ± 3.71 (0.30 − 11.90)

AriidaeCathorops mapaleBetancur-R. & Acero P., 2005TCAF, BIFElongated109200.48 ± 38.41 (113.00 − 280.00)81.86 ± 45.73 (12.50 − 199.90)

BalistidaeBalistes capriscusGmelin, 1789BAF, BIFShort and/or deep75295.87 ± 47.66 (180.00 − 442.00)307.75 ± 104.59 (108.00 − 700.80)

BatrachoididaePorichthys plectrodonJordan & Gilbert, 1882BIFElongated32287.33 ± 17.17 (52.00 − 170.00)7.24 ± 5.21 (1.33 − 41.00)

BothidaeBothus ocellatus(Agassiz, 1831)BIFShort and/or deep28152.71 ± 13.03 (121.00 − 178.00)50.81 ± 12.03 (25.90 − 75.80)

CarangidaeChloroscombrus chrysurus(Linnaeus, 1766)BAF, BIFFusiform73127.15 ± 37.26 (63.00 − 246.00)23.62 ± 19.39 (2.80 − 117.90)
Selene setapinnis(Mitchill, 1815)BAF, BIFFusiform72138.69 ± 26.92 (48.00 − 205.00)33.81 ± 18.04 (1.40 − 93.90)

DactylopteridaeDactylopterus volitans(Linnaeus, 1758)BIFFusiform780.57 ± 29.75 (55.00 − 139.00)9.69 ± 11.43 (2.60 − 34.80)

DiodontidaeDiodon holocanthusLinnaeus, 1758BIFShort and/or deep13183.00 ± 16.09 (163.00 − 212.00)266.29 ± 57.24 (202.04 − 393.00)

FistulariidaeFistularia petimbaLacepède, 1803BIFElongated7731.00 ± 148.30 (520.00 − 940.00)202.78 ± 117.13 (65.00 − 373.99)

GerreidaeDiapterus rhombeus(Cuvier, 1829)TCAF, BIFFusiform310163.11 ± 33.77 (97.00 − 232.00)89.79 ± 49.57 (14.10 − 258.20)
Eucinostomus argenteusBaird & Girard, 1855BAF, BIFFusiform15132.47 ± 17.38 (104.00 − 154.00)36.44 ± 15.21 (15.10 − 62.50)
Eucinostomus gula(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)BAF, BIFFusiform618133.34 ± 19.96 (68.00 − 184.00)37.68 ± 15.46 (3.70 − 102.10)
Eucinostomus harengulusGoode & Bean, 1879BAF, BIFFusiform23149.26 ± 10.60 (121.00 − 162.00)43.59 ± 9.59 (27.80 − 60.80)

HaemulidaeHaemulon aurolineatumCuvier, 1830BAF, BIFFusiform138173.14 ± 25.60 (94.00 − 250.00)77.36 ± 28.53 (12.20 − 139.50)
Haemulon bonarienseCuvier, 1830TCAF, BIFFusiform186183.09 ± 41.15 (81.00 − 269.00)107.00 ± 57.07 (7.10 − 275.30)
Haemulon boschmae(Metzelaar, 1919)BAF, BIFFusiform27126.56 ± 20.39 (68.00 − 150.00)26.81 ± 10.93 (5.30 − 45.20)
Haemulon plumierii(Lacepède, 1801)TCAF, BIFFusiform21252.10 ± 26.29 (204.00 − 291.00)244.10 ± 67.92 (127.20 − 360.50)
Haemulopsis corvinaeformis(Steindachner, 1868)BIFFusiform35225.69 ± 23.38 (180.00 − 293.00)176.28 ± 53.57 (92.60 − 329.80)
Orthopristis rubra(Cuvier, 1830)BAF, BIFFusiform8192.88 ± 15.84 (175.00 − 225.00)121.95 ± 28.87 (87.60 − 179.80)

HolocentridaeHolocentrus adscensionis(Osbeck, 1765)BAF, BIFFusiform9186.56 ± 67.65 (88.00 − 270.00)101.23 ± 81.23 (9.00 − 232.45)

LutjanidaeLutjanus synagris(Linnaeus, 1758)TCAF, BIFFusiform158218.70 ± 63.98 (70.00 − 446.00)188.85 ± 153.20 (6.20−1,250.00)
Rhomboplites aurorubens(Cuvier, 1829)TCAF, BIFFusiform9170.78 ± 46.89 (131.00 − 264.00)69.97 ± 49.46 (30.40 − 159.00)

MullidaePseudupeneus maculatus(Bloch, 1793)BAF, BIFFusiform13194.23 ± 28.42 (167.00 − 267.00)101.18 ± 59.28 (54.60 − 265.40)
Upeneus parvusPoey, 1852BAF, BIFFusiform134165.38 ± 27.83 (80.00 − 225.00)65.60 ± 33.06 (5.50 − 145.20)

MuraenidaeGymnothorax ocellatusAgassiz, 1831BAF, BIFEel-like9444.11 ± 77.29 (336.00 − 555.00)143.42 ± 83.94 (44.80 − 284.20)

OphidiidaeLepophidium profundorum(Gill, 1863)BIFElongated195155.94 ± 35.40 (61.00 − 256.00)21.50 ± 16.89 (1.50 − 94.90)

OstraciidaeAcanthostracion polygoniumPoey, 1876BIFShort and/or deep39173.41 ± 35.10 (93.00 − 263.00)96.40 ± 55.45 (21.20 − 278.00)

ParalichthyidaeCyclopsetta chittendeniBean, 1895BIFShort and/or deep40216.95 ± 70.51 (117.00 − 390.00)144.56 ± 135.09 (16.80 − 513.40)
Etropus crossotusJordan & Gilbert, 1882BIFShort and/or deep414113.14 ± 24.65 (49.00 − 224.00)19.36 ± 13.50 (1.30 − 117.40)
Paralichthys tropicusGinsburg, 1933BIFShort and/or deep7291.00 ± 28.21 (262.00 − 335.00)268.84 ± 84.48 (191.10 − 430.00)
Syacium papillosumRanzani, 1842BIFShort and/or deep12207.25 ± 47.33 (90.00 − 260.00)109.75 ± 56.07 (6.90 − 188.60)

PriacanthidaePriacanthus arenatusCuvier, 1829BAF, BIFFusiform9235.44 ± 53.54 (174.00 − 350.00)226.42 ± 191.78 (86.80 − 708.00)

SciaenidaeBairdiella ronchus(Cuvier, 1830)BIFShort and/or deep55311.00 ± 51.92 (143.00 − 415.00)376.04 ± 152.12 (54.50 − 714.00)
Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus(Metzelaar, 1919)BIFFusiform19138.53 ± 24.56 (93.00 − 182.00)49.24 ± 24.40 (12.70 − 101.90)
Cynoscion virescens(Cuvier, 1830)BAF, BIFFusiform24215.83 ± 74.33 (153.00 − 385.00)116.72 ± 142.71 (29.00 − 479.00)
Isopisthus parvipinnis(Cuvier, 1830)BAF, BIFFusiform56142.73 ± 32.39 (98.00 − 269.00)30.32 ± 26.59 (7.80 − 161.10)
Larimus brevicepsCuvier, 1830BAF, BIFFusiform453168.14 ± 36.99 (91.00 − 263.00)77.46 ± 52.60 (9.30 − 278.14)
Menticirrhus americanus(Linnaeus, 1758)BAF, BIFFusiform467140.04 ± 26.57 (92.00 − 241.00)51.90 ± 34.50 (13.50 − 233.00)
Micropogonias furnieri(Desmarest, 1823)TCAF, BIFFusiform13317.85 ± 40.98 (258.00 − 385.00)382.22 ± 132.05 (197.50 − 603.50)

ScorpaenidaeScorpaena plumieriBloch, 1789BIFFusiform11232.82 ± 21.22 (196.00 − 266.00)302.56 ± 81.31 (179.50 − 460.60)

SerranidaeDiplectrum bivittatum(Valenciennes, 1828)BIFFusiform267101.85 ± 18.09 (43.00 − 156.00)14.30 ± 6.65 (0.90 − 35.90)
Diplectrum radiale(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)BIFElongated8130.63 ± 78.19 (68.00 − 236.00)73.51 ± 91.30 (6.20 − 199.20)

SparidaeCalamus pennatulaGuichenot, 1868BAF, BIFShort and/or deep15242.60 ± 25.50 (203.00 − 295.00)240.99 ± 71.94 (143.80 − 370.70)

SynodontidaeSaurida normaniLongley, 1935BIFElongated7136.29 ± 48.90 (88.00 − 221.00)27.46 ± 28.95 (4.80 − 87.50)
Synodus foetens(Linnaeus, 1766)BIFElongated81233.69 ± 76.03 (88.00 − 404.00)117.54 ± 104.06 (7.10 − 406.00)
Synodus intermedius(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)BIFElongated49102.64 ± 32.61 (62.00 − 162.00)11.48 ± 11.29 (1.40 − 35.80)
Synodus poeyiJordan, 1887BIFElongated61131.82 ± 31.80 (60.00 − 218.00)19.77 ± 13.39 (1.90 − 76.30)

TetraodontidaeLagocephalus laevigatus(Linnaeus, 1766)BIFShort and/or deep43244.33 ± 102.78 (88.00 − 461.00)351.32 ± 294.38 (16.60 − 1,353.50)

TrichiuridaeTrichiurus lepturusLinnaeus, 1758BAF, BIFEel-like74403.41 ± 130.40 (200.00 − 880.00)46.75 ± 56.99 (2.60 − 400.00)

TriglidaePrionotus punctatus(Bloch, 1793)BAF, BIFFusiform226144.43 ± 63.79 (36.00 − 309.00)62.78 ± 74.29 (1.30 − 349.90)
Prionotus stearnsiJordan & Swain, 1885BIFFusiform1190.55 ± 21.19 (46.00 − 119.00)8.31 ± 4.72 (1.20 − 17.60)

TCAF: target catch of artisanal fishing, BAF: bycatch of artisanal fishing, BIF: bycatch from industrial shrimp trawl fishing, N: sample size, SD: standard deviation. Bold, maximum total length longer than in FishBase.