Length-Weight and Length-Length Relationships of 39 Demersal Fish Species of an Estuarine-Coastal Ecosystem from the Northwestern of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
Table 2
Parameters of length-weight and length-length relationships for 39 demersal fish species caught in the Bahia Magdalena-Almejas lagoon system.
Family
Scientific name
TL-SL relationship constants
TL-TW relationship constants
G
a
b ± CI 95%
a
b ± CI 95%
Achiridae
Achirus mazatlanus
−2.461
0.792 ± 0.014
0.976
9.00 E − 06
3.153 ± 0.120
0.922
A+
Ariidae
Bagre panamensis
2.590
0.772 ± 0.041
0.989
1.20 E − 07
3.775 ± 0.125
0.995
A+
Occidentarius platypogon
−7.665
0.802 ± 0.013
0.964
3.00 E − 06
3.181 ± 0.014
0.994
A−
Balistidae
Balistes polylepis
15.270
0.685 ± 0.017
0.977
2.23 E − 04
2.518 ± 0.052
0.984
A−
Batrachoididae
Porichthys analis
−0.760
0.898 ± 0.011
0.993
4.00 E − 06
3.156 ± 0.067
0.970
A+
Cynoglossidae
Symphurus fasciolaris
—
—
—
1.50 E − 05
2.899 ± 0.321
0.935
I
Symphurus williamsi
—
—
—
2.00 E − 06
3.289 ± 0.282
0.959
I
Engraulidae
Anchoa nasus
−13.086
0.958 ± 0.183
0.930
3.00 E − 07
3.654 ± 0.376
0.938
A+
Ephippidae
Chaetodipterus zonatus
4.859
0.763 ± 0.031
0.988
1.14 E − 04
2.743 ± 0.170
0.973
A−
Gerreidae
Eucinostomus dowii
0.177
0.788 ± 0.009
0.922
6.00 E − 06
3.161 ± 0.034
0.927
A+
Eucinostomus gracilis
−1.213
0.784 ± 0.010
0.929
9.00 E − 06
3.059 ± 0.051
0.900
A+
Haemulidae
Haemulopsis axillaris
2.060
0.805 ± 0.006
0.989
1.70 E − 05
2.951 ± 0.034
0.980
I
Haemulopsis elongatus
−1.076
0.818 ± 0.033
0.957
3.60 E − 05
2.786 ± 0.136
0.909
I
Hamulopsis nitidus
6.921
0.759 ± 0.017
0.957
8.00 E − 06
3.091 ± 0.061
0.965
A+
Orthopristis cantharinus
−21.315
0.994 ± 0.065
0.973
3.30 E − 05
2.812 ± 0.309
0.908
I
Orthopristis chalceus
−6.296
0.837 ± 0.018
0.982
2.00 E − 06
3.318 ± 0.109
0.953
A+
Orthopristis reddingi
2.927
0.794 ± 0.020
0.950
2.60 E − 05
2.862 ± 0.071
0.946
A−
Mullidae
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis
1.233
0.786 ± 0.029
0.971
1.30 E − 05
3.014 ± 0.137
0.964
I
Ophidiidae
Ophidion galeoides
—
—
1.70 E − 05
2.834 ± 0.121
0.965
I
Paralichthydae
Citharichthys xanthostigma
−2.037
0.844 ± 0.022
0.997
1.70 E − 05
2.911 ± 0.243
0.975
I
Etropus crossotus
−0.937
0.819 ± 0.007
0.968
1.40 E − 05
2.954 ± 0.023
0.958
I
Etropus peruvianus
−0.348
0.814 ± 0.009
0.963
1.00 E − 05
3.023 ± 0.026
0.948
I
Hippoglossina bollmani
−13.057
0.867 ± 0.044
0.983
1.20 E − 05
2.964 ± 0.179
0.977
I
Paralichthys californicus
−3.739
0.857 ± 0.032
0.976
6.00 E − 06
3.087 ± 0.178
0.976
I
Syacium ovale
−2.194
0.843 ± 0.023
0.988
8.00 E − 06
3.057 ± 0.103
0.982
I
Xystreurys liolepis
−3.715
0.867 ± 0.024
0.995
1.00 E − 06
3.515 ± 0.174
0.995
A+
Pleuronectidae
Pleuronichtys guttulatus
−8.702
0.853 ± 0.056
0.972
2.80 E − 05
2.871 ± 0.398
0.901
I
Pleuronichthys ritteri
−0.133
0.794 ± 0.014
0.981
8.00 E − 06
3.099 ± 0.084
0.963
I
Sciaenidae
Cynoscion parvipinnis
−4.916
0.863 ± 0.036
0.995
1.64 E − 04
2.483 ± 0.121
0.990
A−
Elattarchus archidium
−5.955
0.847 ± 0.070
0.973
2.60 E − 05
2.883 ± 0.379
0.951
I
Serranidae
Diplectrum pacificum
−5.813
0.836 ± 0.008
0.970
2.00 E − 06
3.387 ± 0.038
0.962
A+
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus
0.280
0.814 ± 0.007
0.969
1.60 E − 05
2.969 ± 0.022
0.967
I
Calamus brachysomus
3.498
0.743 ± 0.024
0.987
2.40 E − 05
2.936 ± 0.194
0.987
I
Synodontidae
Synodus lucioceps
3.422
0.855 ± 0.025
0.990
4.00 E − 06
3.098 ± 0.195
0.964
I
Synodus scituliceps
−2.543
0.876 ± 0.014
0.994
7.00 E − 06
2.978 ± 0.111
0.969
I
Triglidae
Prionotus ruscarius
−2.887
0.832 ± 0.014
0.995
4.80 E − 05
2.768 ± 0.144
0.975
A−
Prionotus stephanophrys
−7.659
0.865 ± 0.025
0.981
8.00 E − 06
3.082 ± 0.078
0.979
I
Tetraodontidae
Sphoeroides annulatus
−3.413
0.832 ± 0.013
0.997
1.46 E − 04
2.663 ± 0.147
0.974
A−
Sphoeroides lobatus
−3.608
0.846 ± 0.008
0.997
2.40 E − 05
2.984 ± 0.093
0.974
I
a = intercept, b = slope, = coefficient of determination, and CI = confidence interval. G: growth type, A: allometric, and I isometric. b values greater (in bold) and lower () than those reported in FishBase data.