New size record, morphometric and meristic data and length-weight relationship for the species Haemulon sexfasciatum Gill 1862 (Haemulidae: Perciformes)

 

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Autori: Angulo, Arturo, Hampl, Federico
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2021
Descrizione:Haemulon sexfasciatum is an ecologically and commercially important fish species, widely distributed in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. In this paper report a new size record for this species is reported, based on a single specimen captured in Bahía Culebra, on the Northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, in September 2020, as well morphometric and meristic data obtained from museum specimens, complementing previous descriptions. We also provide length-weight data generated from fresh and preserved specimens as a basis for calculating/estimating biomass and condition, with direct implications for the establishment of management measures, as well as conservation activities at both local and regional scales. Haemulon sexfasciatum has isometric growth, determined by the following equation: Weight = 0.0227 * Standard Length3.0400 (r2 = 0.99), with a maximum standard length of around 60 cm and a maximum total length of about 71 cm.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNA
Istituzione:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/15824
Accesso online:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/revmar/article/view/15824
Keyword:Marine fish
Greybar grunt
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Costa Rica
fisheries
Pez marino
Roncador almejero
Pacífico Oriental Tropical
pesquerías
Peixes marinhos
peixe-roncador
Pacífico Tropical Oriental
pescas