Length–weight relationships of cryptic reef fishes from the southwestern Gulf of California, Mèxico |
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| Authors: | E F Balart A González-Cabello R C Romero-Ponce A Zayas-Alvarez M Calderón-Parra L Campos-Dávila L T Findley |
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| Institution: | Laboratorio de Ictiología, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico;;Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias del Mar, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico;;Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrolo, A.C.-Unidad Guaymas, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico |
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| Abstract: | Length–weight relationships of 33 cryptic reef fishes from the southwestern Gulf of California were estimated. The most common families were Gobiidae (seven species), Labrisomidae (four), Pomacentridae (three), and Tripterygiidae (three). These are the first length–weight parameters reported for 32 of these species. Specimens were sampled during a comparative ecological study of community structure of fish assemblages associated with coral heads, rocky walls, and artificial reefs in Bahía de La Paz, Baja California Sur. The b values varied between 2.63 and 3.61. New maximum length records for five of the species were established in the study. |
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