Age and growth of the Pacific goliath grouper (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus), the largest bony reef fish of the Tropical Eastern Pacific

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• Journal Title:
  Journal of Fish Biology
• Personal Author:
  Chong-Montenegro, Carolina ; Craig, Matthew T. ; Castellanos-Galindo, Gustavo A. ; Erisman, Brad ; Coulson, Peter G. ; Krumme, Uwe ; Baos, Rodrigo ; Zapata, Luis ; Vega, Angel ; Robertson, D. Ross
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  We examined the age and growth of the Pacific goliath grouper (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus) from 210 samples collected from the main fish markets in Panama and Colombia. Ages from otoliths ranged from young-of-the-year to 13 years, predominantly between 1 and 4 years. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters were L∞ = 207 cm, k = 0.13 year−1 and t0 = −1.87 years. Instantaneous mortality rates (Z) were estimated at 36% in Colombia (ages 2–11) and 26% in Panama (ages 2–13).
• Keywords:
  • Epinephelus quinquefasciatus
  • Pacific goliath grouper
  • Fish mortality
  • Growth estimates
  • Fish markets
• Source:
  Journal of Fish Biology, 1–6
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70078
• Format:
  PDF
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Pacific Ocean ; Panama ; Colombia
• Rights Information:
  Accepted Manuscript
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/70803/noaa_70803_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.61 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d7242637274496037151aaa6590fdce36f30dd113de833a07a7232b9cf5b72d6cfa3cca49104fc14f2dd4f4cdf3c506b69a704b48744e097b22aeb658cb59eb7