The Relationship between Mean Length at Maturity and Maximum Length in Coral Reef Fish
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
No. | Family | Species | Location | Sex | Lmax (cm) | Lm (cm) | Wmax (g) | D | LmaxD | LmD | Reference |
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1 | Acanthuridae | Acanthurus chirurgus | Pedro Bank, Jamaica | M | 35.0 | 17.0 | 978.3 | 0.66 | 10.33 | 6.43 | [41] |
2 | Acanthuridae | Acanthurus lineatus | Tutuila Isl. Amer. | U | 28.9 | 18.0 | 670.2 | 0.67 | 9.66 | 7.02 | [42] |
3 | Acanthuridae | Acanthurus lineatus | Pohnpei State, Micronesia | F | 20.5 | 16.8 | 250.3 | 0.72 | 8.81 | 7.63 | [43] |
4 | Acanthuridae | Acanthurus nigricauda | Pohnpei State, Micronesia | F | 22.6 | 18.4 | 311.2 | 0.71 | 9.15 | 7.91 | [43] |
5 | Acanthuridae | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Coil reef, Northern Queensland | U | 15.5 | 10.5 | 85.7 | 0.77 | 8.26 | 6.12 | [44] |
6 | Acanthuridae | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Yankee reef, N. Queensland | U | 17.9 | 10.5 | 108.7 | 0.76 | 8.95 | 5.96 | [44] |
7 | Acanthuridae | Acanthurus triostegus | Lakshadweep lagoons, India | U | 17.5 | 7.3 | 154.3 | 0.74 | 8.36 | 4.38 | [45] |
8 | Acanthuridae | Naso lituratus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 38.1 | 19.9 | 1331.2 | 0.64 | 10.36 | 6.82 | [46] |
9 | Albulidae | Albula vulpes | Florida Keys, US | F | 70.0 | 48.8 | 5534.2 | 0.58 | 11.56 | 9.39 | [47] |
10 | Albulidae | Albula vulpes | Florida Keys, US | M | 70.2 | 41.8 | 5584.8 | 0.58 | 11.56 | 8.57 | [47] |
11 | Apogonidae | Cheilodipterus artus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 17.7 | 11.2 | 112.6 | 0.76 | 8.80 | 6.21 | [46] |
12 | Apogonidae | Cheilodipterus macrodon | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 23.6 | 15.1 | 306.8 | 0.71 | 9.46 | 6.89 | [46] |
13 | Apogonidae | Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 11.9 | 8.2 | 26.8 | 0.82 | 7.69 | 5.68 | [46] |
14 | Apogonidae | Ostorhinchus compressus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 11.1 | 7.4 | 24.2 | 0.83 | 7.34 | 5.24 | [46] |
15 | Apogonidae | Pterapogon kauderni | Banggai Archipelago | U | 7.6 | 4.9 | 10.4 | 0.87 | 5.79 | 3.99 | [48] |
16 | Balistidae | Balistapus undulatus | Kavieng, PNG | F | 20.2 | 15.7 | 217.6 | 0.73 | 8.89 | 7.40 | [49] |
17 | Balistidae | Balistes capriscus | Ghana | F | 34.0 | 14.5 | 679.5 | 0.67 | 10.76 | 6.06 | [50,51] |
18 | Balistidae | Balistes vetula | Pedro Bank, Jamaica | F | 39.0 | 23.5 | 1936.2 | 0.62 | 9.87 | 7.19 | [52] |
19 | Balistidae | Balistes vetula | Pedro Bank, Jamaica | M | 44.0 | 26.5 | 2738.9 | 0.61 | 10.01 | 7.35 | [52] |
20 | Belonidae | Tylosurus acus | Suez Canal, Egypt | M | 74.5 | 45.9 | 727.3 | 0.67 | 18.00 | 13.02 | [53] |
21 | Belonidae | Tylosurus acus | Suez Canal, Egypt | F | 74.5 | 45.3 | 727.3 | 0.67 | 18.00 | 12.91 | [53] |
22 | Belonidae | Tylosurus crocodilus | Suez Canal, Egypt | M | 94.4 | 50.1 | 1759.7 | 0.63 | 17.51 | 11.75 | [53] |
23 | Belonidae | Tylosurus crocodilus | Suez Canal, Egypt | F | 94.4 | 49.5 | 1759.7 | 0.63 | 17.51 | 11.66 | [53] |
24 | Carangidae | Alepes djedaba | Kerala, India | U | (26.2) | 16.0 | 339.0 | 0.71 | 10.03 | 7.08 | [54] |
25 | Carangidae | Alepes kleinii | SW Coast, India | U | (14.2) | 11.3 | 58.9 | 0.79 | 8.09 | 6.75 | [54] |
26 | Carangidae | Atule mate | Kerala, India | U | (29.0) | 15.4 | 360.9 | 0.70 | 10.68 | 6.85 | [54] |
27 | Carangidae | Carangoides bajad | Shathleen, Egypt | U | 56.4 | 34.8 | 2970.5 | 0.61 | 11.47 | 8.56 | [55] |
28 | Carangidae | Carangoides bajad | Coast of Abu Dhabi, UAE | U | (38.4) | 24.7 | 697.7 | 0.67 | 11.62 | 8.64 | [56] |
29 | Carangidae | Carangoides equula | Northern South China Sea | U | (28.1) | 18.7 | 513.0 | 0.69 | 9.88 | 7.48 | [57] |
30 | Carangidae | Caranx heberi | South Africa | U | 100.0 | 50.0 | 19,887.8 | 0.52 | 10.79 | 7.54 | [58,59] |
31 | Carangidae | Caranx ignobilis | Northwestern Islands, Hawaii | U | 162.6 | 56.0 | 83,360.9 | 0.45 | 9.87 | 6.12 | [60] |
32 | Carangidae | Caranx melampygus | Northwestern Islands, Hawaii | U | 70.8 | 32.7 | 10,551.0 | 0.55 | 10.23 | 6.71 | [60] |
33 | Carangidae | Caranx melampygus | Shathleen, Egypt | U | 73.9 | 44.3 | 652.8 | 0.68 | 18.30 | 12.96 | [55] |
34 | Carangidae | Caranx sexfasciatus | South Africa | U | 80.0 | 50.0 | 9456.4 | 0.55 | 11.19 | 8.64 | [58,59] |
35 | Carangidae | Decapterus macrosoma | Java Sea, Indonesia | M | 20.1 | 13.7 | 75.6 | 0.78 | 10.27 | 7.61 | [61,62] |
36 | Carangidae | Decapterus macrosoma | Java Sea, Indonesia | F | 20.1 | 14.3 | 75.6 | 0.78 | 10.27 | 7.88 | [61,62] |
37 | Carangidae | Decapterus maruadsi | East China Sea | U | 20.8 | 17.5 | 133.1 | 0.75 | 9.74 | 8.55 | [63,64] |
38 | Carangidae | Decapterus maruadsi | Gulf of Tonkin/Beibu Gulf | U | 24.2 | 17.1 | 100.1 | 0.76 | 11.38 | 8.74 | [65] |
39 | Carangidae | Decapterus punctatus | South Atlantic Bight | U | 21.0 | 11.0 | 125.3 | 0.75 | 9.88 | 6.08 | [66,67] |
40 | Carangidae | Elagatis bipinnulata | Pernambuco, Brazil | F | 97.0 | 64.6 | 7563.3 | 0.56 | 13.05 | 10.39 | [68] |
41 | Carangidae | Megalaspis cordyla | SW coast, India | U | (33.6) | 22.5 | 502.2 | 0.69 | 11.22 | 8.50 | [54] |
42 | Carangidae | Megalaspis cordyla | East Coast, India | U | (35.0) | 22.5 | 517.0 | 0.69 | 11.47 | 8.46 | [54] |
43 | Carangidae | Megalaspis cordyla | NW Coast India | U | (44.8) | 22.5 | 837.5 | 0.66 | 12.48 | 7.89 | [54] |
44 | Carangidae | Parastromateus niger | Taiwan Strait, Taiwan | U | 30.5 | 19.1 | 1131.1 | 0.65 | 9.22 | 6.80 | [69] |
45 | Carangidae | Scomberoides commersonnianus | Weipa region, Queensland, Australia | M | (108.3) | 38.5 | 11,888.7 | 0.54 | 12.58 | 7.19 | [70] |
46 | Carangidae | Scomberoides commersonnianus | Weipa region, Queensland, Australia | F | (122.6) | 63.5 | 16,788.9 | 0.52 | 12.45 | 8.82 | [70] |
47 | Carangidae | Selar crumenophthalmus | Caribbean coast, Colombia | U | (27.8) | 19.6 | 342.3 | 0.71 | 10.45 | 8.18 | [71] |
48 | Carangidae | Selaroides leptolepis | Tamil Nadu/Pondicherry, India | U | (17.0) | 8.9 | 69.0 | 0.78 | 9.12 | 5.53 | [54] |
49 | Carangidae | Selaroides leptolepis | Inner Gulf of Thailand | U | (16.8) | 8.9 | 80.4 | 0.77 | 8.87 | 5.44 | [72] |
50 | Carangidae | Seriola dumerili | Pelagie Islands, Italy | F | 157.2 | 114.3 | 43,955.9 | 0.48 | 11.31 | 9.70 | [73] |
51 | Carangidae | Seriola dumerili | Pelagie Islands, Italy | M | 157.2 | 118.4 | 43,009.6 | 0.48 | 11.37 | 9.92 | [73] |
52 | Carangidae | Trachinotus falcatus | Florida Keys/Tampa Bay, US | M | 85.5 | 48.6 | 13,816.4 | 0.53 | 10.73 | 7.94 | [74] |
53 | Carangidae | Trachinotus falcatus | Florida Keys/Tampa Bay, US | F | 91.6 | 54.7 | 16,760.5 | 0.52 | 10.69 | 8.16 | [74] |
54 | Carangidae | Trachurus lathami | Southern region, Brazil | U | 21.4 | 11.8 | 118.8 | 0.75 | 10.10 | 6.43 | [75] |
55 | Centriscidae | Centriscus scutatus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 15.0 | 10.0 | 4.2 | 0.91 | 11.78 | 8.14 | [46] |
56 | Chaenopsidae | Acanthemblemaria paula | Carrie Bow Cay, Belize | U | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.12 | 2.17 | 1.31 | [76] |
57 | Chaetodontidae | Chaetodon auriga | Lakshadweep lagoons, India | U | 14.9 | 13.0 | 86.3 | 0.77 | 8.00 | 7.20 | [45] |
58 | Dorosomatidae | Amblygaster sirm | Lagoons, New Caledonia | U | 21.0 | 14.6 | 71.3 | 0.78 | 10.72 | 8.06 | [77] |
59 | Dorosomatidae | Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus | Seychelles | U | 12.8 | 10.1 | 31.2 | 0.82 | 8.03 | 6.62 | [78] |
60 | Dorosomatidae | Opisthonema oglinum | Ceará, Brazil | M | 17.0 | 11.0 | 69.3 | 0.78 | 9.12 | 6.49 | [79,80] |
61 | Dorosomatidae | Opisthonema oglinum | Ceará, Brazil | F | 17.0 | 11.5 | 69.3 | 0.78 | 9.12 | 6.72 | [79,80] |
62 | Dorosomatidae | Opisthonema oglinum | Pernambuco, Brazil | U | 22.4 | 12.5 | 126.4 | 0.75 | 10.35 | 6.69 | [81] |
63 | Dorosomatidae | Sardinella albella | Mandapam, India | U | (10.9) | 7.8 | 16.7 | 0.85 | 7.56 | 5.67 | [82] |
64 | Engraulidae | Encrasicholina devisi | Ysabel Passage, PNG | U | (6.2) | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.95 | 5.67 | 3.40 | [83] |
65 | Engraulidae | Encrasicholina devisi | Karnataka, India | U | 9.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 0.90 | 7.64 | 5.04 | [84] |
66 | Engraulidae | Encrasicholina heteroloba | Singapore Strait | U | (8.9) | 5.3 | 7.4 | 0.88 | 6.92 | 4.36 | [85] |
67 | Engraulidae | Stolephorus insularis | Singapore Strait | U | (10.0) | 5.3 | 8.1 | 0.88 | 7.56 | 4.33 | [85] |
68 | Fistulariidae | Fistularia commersonii | Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon | F | 113.0 | 65.4 | 1969.1 | 0.62 | 19.12 | 13.59 | [86] |
69 | Fistulariidae | Fistularia commersonii | Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon | M | 100.0 | 54.7 | 1368.0 | 0.64 | 19.16 | 13.01 | [86] |
70 | Gerreidae | Gerres filamentosus | Manila Bay, Philippines | M | 14.3 | 8.4 | 50.9 | 0.79 | 8.25 | 5.43 | [87] |
71 | Gerreidae | Gerres filamentosus | Manila Bay, Philippines | F | 12.7 | 7.9 | 35.6 | 0.81 | 7.84 | 5.35 | [87] |
72 | Gerreidae | Gerres longirostris | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | (17.9) | 16.3 | 1680.6 | 0.63 | 6.18 | 5.83 | [88] |
73 | Gerreidae | Gerres longirostris | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | (20.1) | 20.6 | 2404.1 | 0.61 | 6.34 | 6.43 | [88] |
74 | Gobiidae | Eviota melasma | Lizard Island, Australia | M | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.07 | 2.91 | 1.10 | [89] |
75 | Gobiidae | Eviota melasma | Lizard Island, Australia | F | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.07 | 2.91 | 1.16 | [89] |
76 | Gobiidae | Eviota queenslandica | Lizard Island, Australia | M | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.08 | 2.77 | 1.34 | [89] |
77 | Gobiidae | Eviota queenslandica | Lizard Island, Australia | F | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.08 | 2.77 | 1.43 | [89] |
78 | Gobiidae | Eviota sigillata | Lizard Island, Australia | M | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.0036 | 1.13 | 1.94 | 1.13 | [89] |
79 | Gobiidae | Eviota sigillata | Lizard Island, Australia | F | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.0036 | 1.13 | 1.94 | 1.14 | [89] |
80 | Gobiidae | Exyrias belissimus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 15.0 | 10.0 | 31.8 | 0.82 | 9.12 | 6.55 | [46] |
81 | Gobiidae | Istigobius decoratus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 13.0 | 9.0 | 22.4 | 0.83 | 8.46 | 6.23 | [46] |
82 | Gobiidae | Istigobius goldmanni | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.94 | 5.37 | 4.53 | [46] |
83 | Haemulidae | Diagramma pictum | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | (57.6) | 30.7 | 1832.3 | 0.63 | 12.72 | 8.58 | [90] |
84 | Haemulidae | Diagramma pictum | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | (60.6) | 31.8 | 2137.0 | 0.62 | 12.76 | 8.55 | [90] |
85 | Haemulidae | Diagramma pictum | Arabian Gulf, Kuwait | U | (69.1) | 52.3 | 4963.3 | 0.58 | 11.72 | 9.97 | [91] |
86 | Haemulidae | Haemulon aurolineatum | Pernambuco, Brazil | M | 23.5 | 15.3 | 178.1 | 0.74 | 10.21 | 7.45 | [92] |
87 | Haemulidae | Haemulon aurolineatum | Pernambuco, Brazil | F | 23.5 | 15.0 | 178.1 | 0.74 | 10.21 | 7.34 | [92] |
88 | Haemulidae | Haemulon plumierii | Ceará State, Bazil | F | 34.3 | 16.9 | 843.6 | 0.66 | 10.45 | 6.53 | [93] |
89 | Haemulidae | Haemulon plumierii | Ceará State, Brazil | M | 27.7 | 18.6 | 446.9 | 0.69 | 10.00 | 7.59 | [93] |
90 | Haemulidae | Pomadasys stridens | Gulf of Suez | F | 18.3 | 10.3 | 104.9 | 0.76 | 9.13 | 5.90 | [94] |
91 | Haemulidae | Pomadasys stridens | Gulf of Suez | M | 18.3 | 9.1 | 104.9 | 0.76 | 9.13 | 5.36 | [94] |
92 | Hemiramphidae | Hemiramphus brasiliensis | Pernambuco, Brazil | M | 29.9 | 18.6 | 229.7 | 0.72 | 11.71 | 8.31 | [95] |
93 | Hemiramphidae | Hemiramphus brasiliensis | Pernambuco, Brazil | F | 29.9 | 19.3 | 229.7 | 0.72 | 11.71 | 8.53 | [95] |
94 | Hemiramphidae | Hemiramphus far | Bardawil lagoon, Egypt | M | 27.6 | 21.1 | 128.3 | 0.75 | 12.10 | 9.87 | [96] |
95 | Hemiramphidae | Hemiramphus far | Bardawil lagoon, Egypt | F | 28.1 | 21.3 | 127.9 | 0.75 | 12.25 | 9.94 | [96] |
96 | Holocentridae | Holocentrus adscensionis | Pernambuco, Brazil | F | 17.8 | 12.1 | 211.0 | 0.73 | 8.13 | 6.13 | [97,98] |
97 | Holocentridae | Holocentrus rufus | Jamaica | F | 23.0 | 13.5 | 206.8 | 0.73 | 9.84 | 6.67 | [99] |
98 | Holocentridae | Myripristis murdjan | Lakshadweep lagoons, India | U | 19.2 | 15.6 | 212.9 | 0.73 | 8.59 | 7.39 | [45] |
99 | Holocentridae | Sargocentron rubrum | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 29.1 | 18.2 | 571.9 | 0.68 | 9.94 | 7.22 | [46] |
100 | Kyphosidae | Kyphosus bigibbus | Northwest Kyushu, Japan | F | 57.4 | 36.0 | 3327.5 | 0.60 | 11.35 | 8.58 | [100] |
101 | Kyphosidae | Kyphosus bigibbus | Northwest Kyushu, Japan | M | 50.6 | 28.4 | 2320.0 | 0.62 | 11.24 | 7.87 | [100] |
102 | Kyphosidae | Kyphosus cinerascens | Kavieng, Papua New Guinea | F | 34.0 | 22.6 | 935.2 | 0.66 | 10.21 | 7.80 | [49] |
103 | Kyphosidae | Kyphosus cinerascens | Kavieng, Papua New Guinea | M | 30.0 | 20.1 | 647.3 | 0.68 | 9.97 | 7.60 | [49] |
104 | Labridae | Halichoeres hortulanus | Lakshadweep lagoons, India | U | 28.9 | 12.8 | 356.2 | 0.70 | 10.67 | 6.02 | [45] |
105 | Labridae | Halichoeres marginatus | Lakshadweep lagoons, India | U | 17.9 | 7.0 | 99.6 | 0.76 | 9.04 | 4.42 | [45] |
106 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus borbonicus | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | 28.7 | 22.1 | 366.8 | 0.70 | 10.57 | 8.80 | [101] |
107 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus borbonicus | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | 28.7 | 21.3 | 366.8 | 0.70 | 10.57 | 8.57 | [101] |
108 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus borbonicus | Gulf of Suez, South Sinai coast | U | 27.6 | 19.4 | 426.8 | 0.70 | 10.05 | 7.88 | [102] |
109 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus borbonicus | Foul Bay, Egypt, Red Sea | U | 28.9 | 19.3 | 501.9 | 0.69 | 10.11 | 7.65 | [103] |
110 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus lentjan | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | (29.2) | 24.6 | 446.9 | 0.69 | 10.36 | 9.21 | [104] |
111 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus lentjan | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | (32.4) | 27.7 | 604.7 | 0.68 | 10.61 | 9.54 | [104] |
112 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus microdon | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | (32.6) | 27.4 | 512.8 | 0.69 | 10.94 | 9.72 | [101] |
113 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus microdon | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | (32.0) | 29.1 | 487.2 | 0.69 | 10.90 | 10.21 | [101] |
114 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus nebulosus | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | 54.1 | 28.6 | 2230.2 | 0.62 | 11.80 | 7.95 | [90] |
115 | Lethrinidae | Lethrinus nebulosus | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | 55.7 | 27.6 | 2423.5 | 0.61 | 11.82 | 7.68 | [90] |
116 | Lethrinidae | Monotaxis grandoculis | Pohnpei state, Micronesia | F | 33.0 | 27.5 | 858.7 | 0.66 | 10.15 | 9.00 | [43] |
117 | Lutjanidae | Aphareus rutilans | South China Sea | U | (67.2) | 41.7 | 5356.0 | 0.58 | 11.36 | 8.62 | [105] |
118 | Lutjanidae | Aprion virescens | Hawaii, US | F | 102.8 | 44.9 | 15,361.5 | 0.53 | 11.57 | 7.47 | [106] |
119 | Lutjanidae | Apsilus dentatus | Jamaica | F | 54.0 | 40.0 | 2346.2 | 0.62 | 11.67 | 9.70 | [107,108] |
120 | Lutjanidae | Apsilus dentatus | Jamaica | M | 56.0 | 44.0 | 2634.2 | 0.61 | 11.68 | 10.08 | [107,108] |
121 | Lutjanidae | Etelis coruscans | Hawaii, US | F | 96.9 | 66.3 | 13,830.8 | 0.53 | 11.47 | 9.37 | [106] |
122 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus apodus | Great Barrier Reef, Australia | M | 92.8 | 34.3 | 11,905.6 | 0.54 | 11.57 | 6.76 | [109] |
123 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus apodus | Jamaica | F | 57.0 | 25.0 | 3764.4 | 0.59 | 11.04 | 6.77 | [107] |
124 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus bohar | Great Barrier Reef, Australia | F | 67.5 | 42.9 | 5932.5 | 0.57 | 11.17 | 8.61 | [110] |
125 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus buccanella | Jamaica | F | 49.0 | 24.0 | 1741.2 | 0.63 | 11.61 | 7.40 | [107,108] |
126 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus buccanella | Jamaica | M | 49.0 | 26.0 | 1494.1 | 0.64 | 11.93 | 7.97 | [107,108] |
127 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus carponotatus | Palm Island, GBR, Australia | F | 33.7 | 19.0 | 558.5 | 0.68 | 11.05 | 7.47 | [111] |
128 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus carponotatus | Lizard Island, Australia | F | 35.4 | 19.0 | 646.4 | 0.68 | 11.15 | 7.32 | [111] |
129 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus ehrenbergii | Southern Arabian Gulf | U | (23.0) | 20.4 | 199.1 | 0.73 | 9.89 | 9.06 | [104] |
130 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus ehrenbergii | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | (20.8) | 19.9 | 148.0 | 0.74 | 9.59 | 9.27 | [104] |
131 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus erythropterus | Great Barrier Reef, Australia | U | 62.4 | 48.5 | 34,639.3 | 0.49 | 7.60 | 6.72 | [112] |
132 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | (21.2) | 16.7 | 254.6 | 0.72 | 8.99 | 7.58 | [113] |
133 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | (22.4) | 18.7 | 301.0 | 0.71 | 9.14 | 8.04 | [113] |
134 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus fulviflamma | Okinawa island | F | 34.2 | 19.6 | 931.8 | 0.66 | 10.25 | 7.11 | [114] |
135 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus fulvus | Yaeyama Isl., Okinawa, Japan | M | 31.4 | 20.7 | 495.9 | 0.69 | 10.73 | 8.05 | [115] |
136 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus fulvus | Yaeyama Isl., Okinawa, Japan | F | 33.2 | 22.5 | 585.6 | 0.68 | 10.85 | 8.32 | [115] |
137 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus gibbus | Pohnpei State, Micronesia | F | 33.5 | 21.5 | 756.8 | 0.67 | 10.47 | 7.78 | [43] |
138 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus lutjanus | Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman | U | 25.5 | 17.2 | 31.5 | 0.82 | 14.08 | 10.19 | [116] |
139 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus malabaricus | Great Barrier Reef, Australia | F | 81.0 | 59.5 | 6923.8 | 0.57 | 12.01 | 10.09 | [117] |
140 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus sebae | Great Barrier Reef, Australia | F | 72.0 | 54.8 | 7956.9 | 0.56 | 10.93 | 9.38 | [117] |
141 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus synagris | Jamaica | F | 43.0 | 26.8 | 1288.8 | 0.64 | 11.27 | 8.31 | [118] |
142 | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus griseus | Florida, US | F | 72.4 | 23.0 | 6463.8 | 0.57 | 11.43 | 5.95 | [119,120] |
143 | Megalopidae | Megalops atlanticus | Santa Fe, Ceará State, Brazil | M | 153.6 | 120.0 | 23,369.2 | 0.51 | 12.97 | 11.44 | [121,122] |
144 | Megalopidae | Megalops atlanticus | Santa Fe, Ceará State, Brazil | F | 181.6 | 160.0 | 30,615.0 | 0.50 | 13.23 | 12.42 | [121,122] |
145 | Menidae | Mene maculata | Taiwan | U | 23.0 | 15.3 | 263.8 | 0.72 | 9.49 | 7.10 | [123] |
146 | Monacanthidae | Aluterus monoceros | Veraval, India | U | 58.9 | 48.5 | 2031.2 | 0.62 | 12.66 | 11.22 | [124] |
147 | Mugilidae | Mugil curema | Sergipe State, Brazil | M | 29.6 | 25.1 | 317.9 | 0.71 | 11.04 | 9.82 | [125] |
148 | Mugilidae | Mugil curema | Sergipe State, Brazil | F | 34.3 | 22.5 | 496.6 | 0.69 | 11.39 | 8.52 | [125] |
149 | Mullidae | Mulloidichthys flavolineatus | Lakshadweep lagoons, India | U | 24.2 | 16.0 | 200.7 | 0.73 | 10.27 | 7.58 | [45] |
150 | Mullidae | Mulloidichthys martinicus | Jamaica | F | 28.0 | 18.0 | 410.8 | 0.70 | 10.21 | 7.50 | [126] |
151 | Mullidae | Mulloidichthys martinicus | Jamaica | M | 28.0 | 19.0 | 332.3 | 0.71 | 10.55 | 8.02 | [126] |
152 | Mullidae | Pseudupeneus maculatus | Pernambuco, Brazil | U | 29.2 | 20.0 | 634.3 | 0.68 | 9.82 | 7.60 | [127] |
153 | Mullidae | Pseudupeneus maculatus | Jamaica | F | 24.9 | 18.0 | 232.5 | 0.72 | 9.97 | 8.10 | [126,128] |
154 | Mullidae | Pseudupeneus maculatus | Jamaica | M | 26.4 | 18.5 | 344.9 | 0.71 | 9.95 | 7.83 | [126,128] |
155 | Muraenidae | Muraena augusti | Canary Islands | U | 90.0 | 55.8 | 1750.1 | 0.63 | 17.00 | 12.58 | [129] |
156 | Muraenidae | Muraena helena | Adriatic Sea, Croatia | M | 121.0 | 79.0 | 3541.7 | 0.60 | 17.50 | 13.57 | [130] |
157 | Muraenidae | Muraena helena | Adriatic Sea, Croatia | F | 113.1 | 76.0 | 2679.8 | 0.61 | 17.88 | 14.03 | [130] |
158 | Muraenidae | Muraena helena | Canary Island | U | 134.0 | 75.1 | 5714.9 | 0.57 | 16.68 | 11.96 | [129] |
159 | Nemipteridae | Nemipterus japonicus | Manila Bay, Philippines | F | 16.2 | 9.2 | 69.2 | 0.78 | 8.79 | 5.66 | [87,131] |
160 | Platycephalidae | Platycephalus indicus | Hong Kong, China | M | 44.2 | 23.5 | 624.1 | 0.68 | 13.03 | 8.50 | [132] |
161 | Platycephalidae | Platycephalus indicus | Hong Kong, China | F | 62.2 | 45.7 | 1862.0 | 0.63 | 13.31 | 10.98 | [132] |
162 | Pomacanthidae | Pomacanthus maculosus | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | 33.3 | 21.6 | 1070.9 | 0.65 | 9.85 | 7.43 | [101] |
163 | Pomacentridae | Abudefduf vaigiensis | Lakshadweep lagoons, India | U | 16.8 | 10.7 | 146.4 | 0.75 | 8.18 | 5.83 | [45] |
164 | Pomacentridae | Chromis viridis | Lakshadweep lagoons, India | U | 9.7 | 4.9 | 21.4 | 0.83 | 6.65 | 3.78 | [45] |
165 | Pomacentridae | Dascyllus trimaculatus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 13.1 | 8.4 | 79.3 | 0.77 | 7.33 | 5.21 | [46] |
166 | Pomacentridae | Pomacentrus coelestis | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 8.3 | 5.6 | 11.5 | 0.86 | 6.24 | 4.39 | [46] |
167 | Priacanthidae | Priacanthus hamrur | Saurashtra, India | F | 29.2 | 18.5 | 409.8 | 0.70 | 10.51 | 7.65 | [133] |
168 | Rachycentridae | Rachycentron canadum | Northwest Coast, India | U | (176.0) | 66.9 | 53,225.4 | 0.47 | 11.40 | 7.23 | [134] |
169 | Sciaenidae | Pennahia aneus | Manila Bay, Philippines | M | 21.1 | 13.1 | 128.9 | 0.75 | 9.89 | 6.89 | [87,135] |
170 | Sciaenidae | Pennahia aneus | Manila Bay, Philippines | F | 20.0 | 12.6 | 112.7 | 0.76 | 9.67 | 6.81 | [87,135] |
171 | Scombridae | Scomberomorus brasiliensis | Maranhâo | F | 79.5 | 41.1 | 3804.2 | 0.59 | 13.42 | 9.08 | [136] |
172 | Scombridae | Scomberomorus brasiliensis | Maranhâo, Brazil | M | 76.5 | 44.3 | 3405.3 | 0.60 | 13.42 | 9.68 | [136] |
173 | Scombridae | Scomberomorus brasiliensis | Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | M | 72.7 | 31.2 | 3943.7 | 0.59 | 12.64 | 7.66 | [137] |
174 | Scombridae | Scomberomorus brasiliensis | Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | F | 54.0 | 25.3 | 1675.4 | 0.63 | 12.43 | 7.70 | [137] |
175 | Scombridae | Scomberomorus cavalla | Ceará State, Brazil | F | 100.5 | 63.0 | 7535.8 | 0.56 | 13.32 | 10.25 | [138] |
176 | Scombridae | Scomberomorus cavalla | Ceará State, Brazil | F | 113.6 | 77.0 | 10,910.2 | 0.54 | 13.15 | 10.64 | [139] |
177 | Scombridae | Scomberomorus maculatus | Ceará, State, Brazil | F | 65.5 | 41.0 | 2304.0 | 0.62 | 13.19 | 9.88 | [138] |
178 | Scombridae | Scomberomorus maculatus | Ceará State, Brazil | F | 78.0 | 46.0 | 3878.6 | 0.59 | 13.22 | 9.67 | [140] |
179 | Scorpaenidae | Pterois russelii | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 30.0 | 19.0 | 249.1 | 0.72 | 11.59 | 8.34 | [46] |
180 | Siganidae | Siganus canaliculatus | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | 33.2 | 21.5 | 731.9 | 0.67 | 10.46 | 7.82 | [141] |
181 | Siganidae | Siganus canaliculatus | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | 36.9 | 25.7 | 1004.9 | 0.66 | 10.65 | 8.40 | [141] |
182 | Sillaginidae | Sillago sihama | Gulf of Mannar, India | U | (26.2) | 12.8 | 137.7 | 0.75 | 11.52 | 6.73 | [142] |
183 | Sillaginidae | Sillago sihama | Pulicat Lake, India | U | (38.0) | 22.1 | 327.3 | 0.71 | 13.13 | 8.95 | [143] |
184 | Sparidae | Archosargus rhomboidalis | Terminos Lagoon, Mexico | U | 24.6 | 8.5 | 491.0 | 0.69 | 9.07 | 4.38 | [144] |
185 | Sparidae | Rhabdosargus sarba | Southern Arabian Gulf | M | 29.3 | 23.5 | 513.5 | 0.69 | 10.17 | 8.74 | [104] |
186 | Sparidae | Rhabdosargus sarba | Southern Arabian Gulf | F | 29.3 | 23.7 | 513.5 | 0.69 | 10.17 | 8.79 | [104] |
187 | Sparidae | Rhabdosargus sarba | South-eastern Australia | U | (25.1) | 19.4 | 325.1 | 0.71 | 9.79 | 8.17 | [145] |
188 | Sparidae | Sparus aurata | North Island, New Zealand | U | (55.9) | 24.0 | 3388.1 | 0.60 | 11.13 | 6.71 | [146] |
189 | Sparidae | Sparus aurata | Western North Island, N.Z. | U | (63.4) | 24.0 | 4818.1 | 0.58 | 11.21 | 6.37 | [146] |
190 | Sparidae | Sparus aurata | Western South Island, N.Z. | U | (66.1) | 24.0 | 5426.2 | 0.58 | 11.23 | 6.26 | [146] |
191 | Sphyraenidae | Sphyraena barracuda | Florida, USA | F | 141.8 | 65.6 | 60,587.5 | 0.46 | 9.99 | 6.98 | [147] |
192 | Synanceiidae | Inimicus didactylus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 25.0 | 16.0 | 231.4 | 0.72 | 10.28 | 7.44 | [46] |
193 | Synodontidae | Saurida tumbil | East China Sea | U | (54.7) | 25.7 | 2664.8 | 0.61 | 11.50 | 7.25 | [148] |
194 | Synodontidae | Saurida tumbil | Manila Bay, Philippines | M | 28.0 | 23.9 | 192.5 | 0.73 | 11.48 | 10.22 | [87] |
195 | Synodontidae | Saurida tumbil | Manila Bay, Philippines | F | 29.2 | 24.7 | 218.9 | 0.73 | 11.59 | 10.27 | [87] |
196 | Synodontidae | Saurida undosquamis | off Visakhapatnam, India | U | (34.1) | 20.9 | 364.2 | 0.70 | 11.96 | 8.48 | [149] |
197 | Synodontidae | Synodus variegatus | Terengganu, Malaysia | U | 36.8 | 15.6 | 659.8 | 0.68 | 11.40 | 6.40 | [46] |
198 | Synodontidae | Trachinocephalus myops | Minnan-Taiwan Bank | U | (41.0) | 16.5 | 804.7 | 0.67 | 11.86 | 6.47 | [150] |
199 | Tetraodontidae | Canthigaster valentini | Lizard Island, Australia | F | 8.8 | 5.8 | 22.3 | 0.83 | 6.14 | 4.33 | [151] |
200 | Tetraodontidae | Canthigaster valentini | Lizard Island, Australia | M | 10.7 | 6.7 | 39.5 | 0.81 | 6.77 | 4.63 | [151] |
201 | Tetraodontidae | Lagocephalus sceleratus | Suez Canal, Egypt | F | 76.5 | 42.2 | 5076.6 | 0.58 | 12.38 | 8.77 | [152] |
202 | Tetraodontidae | Lagocephalus sceleratus | Suez Canal, Egypt | M | 76.5 | 41.0 | 5076.6 | 0.58 | 12.38 | 8.63 | [152] |
203 | Tetraodontidae | Lagocephalus sceleratus | Rhodes, Greece | U | 61.5 | 35.1 | 2646.6 | 0.61 | 12.36 | 8.77 | [153] |
204 | Tetraodontidae | Lagocephalus sceleratus | Lebanon | U | 71.6 | 39.0 | 5439.2 | 0.58 | 11.75 | 8.27 | [154] |
205 | Tetraodontidae | Lagocephalus sceleratus | Southwest Cyprus | UI | 71.2 | 40.8 | 4454.7 | 0.59 | 12.18 | 8.80 | [155] |
206 | Tetraodontidae | Lagocephalus sceleratus | Southeast Cyprus | U | 78.0 | 47.6 | 5872.6 | 0.57 | 12.15 | 9.15 | [155] |
207 | Tetraodontidae | Lagocephalus sceleratus | Cyprus | F | 75.0 | 19.4 | 5355.1 | 0.58 | 12.11 | 5.54 | [156] |
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Dataset | N | Slope (95% C.I.) |
---|---|---|
All cases | 207 | 1.35 (1.33–1.37) |
Species on FishTree with phylogeny considered | 120 | 1.20 (1.09–1.31) |
Species on FishTree without phylogeny considered | 120 | 1.34 (1.31–1.37) |
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Chu E, Pauly D. The Relationship between Mean Length at Maturity and Maximum Length in Coral Reef Fish. Fishes. 2024; 9(4):130. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9040130
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