Length-Weight Relationships and Relative Condition Factor of 53 Species of Shallow-Water Fish in the Colombian Caribbean Sea
Table 2
Length-weight relationships (LWR) for the 53 shallow-water fish in the Colombian Caribbean Sea.
Family
Species
Relationship parameters
Krel mean ± SD
t-test
a
95% C.I. of a
b
95% C.I. of b
r2
t-student
Growth type
Achiridae
Achirus achirus (Δ)
9.5210E − 06
4.0745E − 07–2.2248E − 04
3.15
2.52–3.79
0.95
0.59
I
1.02 ± 0.08
0.54
Apogonidae
Astrapogon alutus () (Δ)
8.8472E − 05
2.6382E − 05–2.9669E − 04
2.53
2.22–2.84
0.98
0.01
A (−)
0.98 ± 0.18
0.59
Ariidae
Cathorops mapale ()
6.0830E − 06
3.6134E − 06–1.0241E − 05
3.08
2.98–3.17
0.97
0.13
I
1.00 ± 0.10
0.70
Balistidae
Balistes capriscus
1.1419E − 02
3.6052E − 03–3.6169E − 02
1.79
1.58–1.99
0.81
0.00
A (−)
0.99 ± 0.14
0.72
Batrachoididae
Porichthys plectrodon () (Δ)
1.3031E − 05
8.7358E − 06–1.9439E − 05
2.93
2.84–3.02
0.93
0.13
I
0.99 ± 0.16
0.91
Bothidae
Bothus ocellatus (Δ)
3.2994E − 05
7.7398E − 06–1.4065E − 04
2.83
2.54–3.12
0.94
0.24
I
1.01 ± 0.06
0.56
Carangidae
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
1.4010E − 05
9.9172E − 06–1.9792E − 05
2.92
2.84–2.99
0.99
0.02
A (−)
0.99 ± 0.11
0.65
Selene setapinnis
2.4261E − 05
1.5614E − 05–3.7698E − 05
2.85
2.76–2.94
0.98
0.00
A (−)
1.01 ± 0.08
0.63
Dactylopteridae
Dactylopterus volitans (Δ)
4.6947E − 05
1.0711E − 05–2.0578E − 04
2.72
2.38–3.06
0.99
0.09
I
1.02 ± 0.09
0.54
Diodontidae
Diodon holocanthus
1.8501E − 03
3.1976E − 04–1.0705E − 02
2.28
1.94–2.61
0.95
0.00
A (−)
1.00 ± 0.04
0.53
Fistulariidae
Fistularia petimba (Δ)
3.0659E − 07
2.3138E − 08–4.0624E − 06
3.06
2.67–3.46
0.99
0.70
I
0.97 ± 0.07
0.53
Gerreidae
Diapterus rhombeus
9.6654E − 06
7.2853E − 06–1.2823E − 05
3.12
3.07–3.18
0.98
0.00
A (+)
0.99 ± 0.12
0.83
Eucinostomus argenteus
3.6918E − 06
3.9395E − 07–3.4597E − 05
3.28
2.82–3.74
0.95
0.21
I
0.98 ± 0.11
0.57
Eucinostomus gula
1.0411E − 04
6.0014E − 05–1.8062E − 04
2.60
2.49–2.72
0.77
0.00
A (−)
1.01 ± 0.25
0.99
Eucinostomus harengulus (Δ)
3.8667E − 05
2.2960E − 06–6.5119E − 04
2.78
2.22–3.34
0.83
0.43
I
0.99 ± 0.09
0.58
Haemulidae
Haemulon aurolineatum
6.3848E − 05
2.8560E − 05–1.4274E − 04
2.71
2.55–2.86
0.90
0.00
A (−)
0.99 ± 0.16
0.79
Haemulon bonariense
6.6635E − 05
4.4704E − 05–9.9326E − 05
2.72
2.65–2.80
0.96
0.00
A (−)
1.02 ± 0.15
0.78
Haemulon boschmae () (Δ)
8.5785E − 05
2.0865E − 05–3.5270E − 04
2.60
2.31–2.89
0.93
0.01
A (−)
0.98 ± 0.14
0.63
Haemulon plumierii
8.2429E − 05
9.5007E − 06–7.1517E − 04
2.69
2.30–3.08
0.92
0.11
I
1.00 ± 0.08
0.57
Haemulopsis corvinaeformis
4.2668E − 05
1.0832E − 05–1.6806E − 04
2.81
2.55–3.06
0.94
0.13
I
0.98 ± 0.08
0.58
Orthopristis rubra (Δ)
9.4879E − 05
8.6810E − 07–1.0370E − 02
2.67
1.78–3.56
0.90
0.40
I
1.01 ± 0.07
0.53
Holocentridae
Holocentrus adscensionis
1.8285E − 05
1.2568E − 05–2.6603E − 05
2.92
2.84–2.99
1.00
0.03
A (−)
1.01 ± 0.03
0.52
Lutjanidae
Lutjanus synagris
4.2730E − 05
3.3509E − 05–5.4489E − 05
2.80
2.76–2.85
0.99
0.00
A (−)
1.00 ± 0.09
0.72
Rhomboplites aurorubens
2.0501E − 04
2.2191E − 05–1.8940E − 03
2.46
2.02–2.89
0.96
0.02
A (−)
0.94 ± 0.12
0.56
Mullidae
Pseudupeneus maculatus
1.2465E − 06
4.6422E − 07–3.3472E − 06
3.44
3.25–3.63
0.99
0.00
A (+)
1.00 ± 0.04
0.53
Upeneus parvus
9.9269E − 06
5.1430E − 06–1.9161E − 05
3.06
2.93–3.19
0.94
0.39
I
0.99 ± 0.16
0.76
Muraenidae
Gymnothorax ocellatus (Δ)
2.1120E − 08
1.3922E − 10–3.2040E − 06
3.69
2.87–4.52
0.94
0.09
I
1.03 ± 0.16
0.58
Ophidiidae
Lepophidium profundorum () (Δ)
1.3767E − 06
8.9321E − 07–2.1220E − 06
3.24
3.16–3.33
0.97
0.00
A (+)
1.00 ± 0.16
0.83
Ostraciidae
Acanthostracion polygonium
1.2059E − 04
4.4143E − 05–3.2942E − 04
2.62
2.42–2.81
0.95
0.00
A (−)
1.00 ± 0.13
0.65
Paralichthyidae
Cyclopsetta chittendeni () (Δ)
9.6709E − 06
4.6838E − 06–1.9968E − 05
3.02
2.88–3.15
0.98
0.79
I
1.00 ± 0.13
0.66
Etropus crossotus(Δ)
1.5346E − 05
1.0524E − 05–2.2378E − 05
2.94
2.86–3.02
0.93
0.15
I
1.00 ± 0.19
0.96
Paralichthys tropicus () (Δ)
1.2862E − 05
9.0810E − 08–1.8216E − 03
2.97
2.09–3.84
0.94
0.92
I
1.01 ± 0.07
0.53
Syacium papillosum (Δ)
5.7514E − 06
2.7944E − 06–1.1837E − 05
3.12
2.98–3.25
1.00
0.08
I
0.99 ± 0.06
0.53
Priacanthidae
Priacanthus arenatus
1.9215E − 05
2.9014E − 06–1.2725E − 04
2.95
2.61–3.30
0.98
0.76
I
1.01 ± 0.08
0.54
Sciaenidae
Bairdiella ronchus
1.4658E − 04
7.4014E − 05–2.9030E − 04
2.56
2.44–2.68
0.97
0.00
A (−)
0.99 ± 0.08
0.61
Ctenosciaena gracilicirrhus
1.3123E − 05
5.7726E − 06–2.9833E − 05
3.05
2.89–3.22
0.99
0.52
I
0.99 ± 0.06
0.55
Cynoscion virescens
9.7699E − 06
4.6848E − 06–2.0375E − 05
2.97
2.83–3.11
0.99
0.65
I
1.02 ± 0.09
0.58
Isopisthus parvipinnis (Δ)
3.2284E − 06
1.9078E − 06–5.4630E − 06
3.20
3.09–3.31
0.99
0.00
A (+)
1.00 ± 0.08
0.62
Larimus breviceps
6.6557E − 06
5.5977E − 06–7.9136E − 06
3.14
3.11–3.18
0.99
0.00
A (+)
1.00 ± 0.08
0.80
Menticirrhus americanus (Δ)
7.9225E − 06
5.9011E − 06–1.0636E − 05
3.15
3.09–3.21
0.96
0.00
A (+)
1.00 ± 0.13
0.89
Micropogonias furnieri
2.2028E − 05
7.6548E − 06–6.3391E − 05
2.89
2.70–3.07
0.99
0.20
I
0.99 ± 0.04
0.52
Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena plumieri
5.3476E − 05
1.0429E − 06–2.7419E − 03
2.85
2.13–3.57
0.90
0.65
I
1.02 ± 0.09
0.55
Serranidae
Diplectrum bivittatum (Δ)
7.6705E − 05
4.7257E − 05–1.2450E − 04
2.61
2.50–2.71
0.90
0.00
A (−)
1.02 ± 0.16
0.91
Diplectrum radiale (Δ)
3.3058E − 05
2.2310E − 05–4.8985E − 05
2.87
2.78–2.95
1.00
0.01
A (−)
1.00 ± 0.05
0.52
Sparidae
Calamus pennatula
6.5724E − 05
5.1364E − 06–8.4099E − 04
2.75
2.28–3.21
0.93
0.26
I
0.98 ± 0.08
0.56
Synodontidae
Saurida normani
5.6733E − 06
6.5191E − 07–4.9373E − 05
3.07
2.62–3.51
0.98
0.71
I
1.01 ± 0.14
0.56
Synodus foetens (Δ)
1.2590E − 05
8.4589E − 06–1.8737E − 05
2.89
2.82–2.97
0.99
0.00
A (−)
0.98 ± 0.11
0.69
Synodus intermedius (Δ)
9.0737E − 07
4.5565E − 07–1.8069E − 06
3.45
3.30–3.60
0.98
0.00
A (+)
1.00 ± 0.16
0.71
Synodus poeyi () (Δ)
1.4002E − 05
8.2102E − 06–2.3880E − 05
2.87
2.76–2.98
0.98
0.02
A (−)
0.99 ± 0.12
0.66
Tetraodontidae
Lagocephalus laevigatus (Δ)
1.2197E − 04
7.6717E − 05–1.9391E − 04
2.65
2.56–2.73
0.99
0.00
A (−)
1.00 ± 0.15
0.67
Trichiuridae
Trichiurus lepturus
3.6270E − 08
1.4463E − 08–9.0958E − 08
3.43
3.28–3.58
0.96
0.00
A (+)
1.01 ± 0.21
0.82
Triglidae
Prionotus punctatus(Δ)
3.5803E − 05
3.0406E − 05–4.2157E − 05
2.80
2.77–2.84
0.99
0.00
A (−)
1.00 ± 0.12
0.80
Prionotus stearnsi () (Δ)
4.2278E − 05
1.0538E − 05–1.6962E − 04
2.68
2.37–2.99
0.98
0.04
A (−)
0.98 ± 0.12
0.56
a: intercept, b: slope, C.I.: lower and upper confidence (95%), r2: determination coefficient, t-student: -value of t-student, I: isometric growth, A (−): negative allometric growth, A (+): positive allometric growth, Krel: relative condition factor, t-test: value of one-sample t-test, () No available data of LWR in FishBase, (Δ) First report of the LWR in the Colombian Caribbean Sea.
