Age and growth of the queen triggerfish Balistes vetula (tetraodontiformes, balistidae) of the central coast of Brazil

Age and growth of the queen triggerfish Balistes vetula (tetraodontiformes, balistidae) of the central coast of Brazil

Dorsal spines (n=649) of the queen triggerfish Balistes vetula were collected between 1997 to 1999 at the central coast of Brazil and used to evaluate fish growth. The marginal increment analysis validated that 1 increment was formed annually (n=476), with minimum values observed at the summer, and...

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Main Authors: Albuquerque Cristiano Queiroz de, Agnaldo Silva Martins, Nilamon de Oliveira Leite Junior, Julio Neves de Araújo, Alan Marques Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:
vetula
Incremento marginal
Anéis de crescimento em espinhos
Peixes recifais
Determinação de idades
Balistes vetula
Marginal increment
Age determination
Reef fish
Spine Growth marks
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