Author(s): Krug, Helena ; Carvalho, Dalila ; González, José A.
Date: 2011
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1114
Origin: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
Subject(s): Berycidae; Comparative Growth Analysis; Macaronesian Archipelagos; Longevity; Growth Overfishing; Berycidae; Berycidae; Comparative Growth Analysis; Comparative Growth Analysis; Macaronesian Archipelagos; Macaronesian Archipelagos; Longevity; Longevity; Growth Overfishing; Growth Overfishing
Age and growth of the alfonsino Beryx decadactylus from the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands were studied based on otolith readings. Alfonsino otoliths are thin and show clear annual growth rings. Specimens ranged in size from 21.0 to 50.0 cm fork length (aged 2 to 10 years) in the Azores, 20.0 to 45.0 cm fork length (1 to 11 years) in Madeira, and 21.0 to 44.0 cm fork length (0 to 9 years) in the Canary Islands. No significant differences in growth parameters were found between males and females in any of the three archipelagos. [...].
