Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Length-Length and Length-Weight Relationships of Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus), Escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum), Snake Mackerel (Gempylus serpens), and Longnose Lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox) From the Gulf of Mexico and the Western North Atlantic Ocean

ORCID

0000-0002-4440-8767

ResearcherID

I-5396-2012

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Ichthyology

ISSN

0175-8659

Publication Date

2-2014

Abstract

Oilfish, escolar, snake mackerel (order Aulopiformes, family Gempylidae), and longnose lancetfish (order Perciformes, family Alepisauridae) sampled from the western North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico were analyzed for length–weight and length–length relationships. These species are encountered as occasional bycatch of pelagic longline fisheries. The fish (161 specimens, 19.0–149.1 cm TL) were collected over a 3-year period (January 2007–January 2010) from pelagic longline gear targeting swordfish and tuna. For each species, 95% confidence limits (CI) of parameters b and log a and regression coefficients (r2) were calculated for log-transformed length–weight relationships. The length–weight parameter b for all species ranged from 2.881 to 3.358, with regression coefficients (r2) ranging from 0.75 to 0.98. Linear relationships between fork lengths, standard lengths, and total lengths were also calculated.

DOI

10.1111/jai.12229

Volume

30

Issue

1

First Page

241

Last Page

243

Comments

©2013 Blackwell Verlag GmbH

Additional Comments

NOAA grant #: 8404-S-006

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