Length-weight relationship of the Pacific goliath grouper,Epinephelus quinquefasciatus(Bocourt, 1868)
R. Baos
Gustavo A Castellanos-Galindo
C Chong-Montenegro
Paul Tompkins
L. A. Zapata
Abstract
For a long time the goliath grouper was considered to be a single species distributed along both tropical coasts of the Americas (Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic including the Caribbean). However, goliath groupers are now distinguished as being two different species and inhabiting the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean (Epinephelus itajara) as well as the Tropical Eastern Pacific (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus) (Craig et al., 2009). The Atlantic goliath grouper has been heavily exploited throughout its range. Heavy exploitation and severe population declines are also suspected in various distributional regions of E. quinquefasciatus (Mexican and Panamanian Pacific) (Craig, 2011; Erisman, 2013). Provided here is first time data on length–weight relationships (LWR) of E. quinquesfaciatus from specimens landed in different fishing ports on the Colombian Pacific coast.
Baos R., Castellanos-Galindo G.A., Chong-Montenegro C., Tompkins P. and Zapata L.A. (2016) Length-weight relationship of the Pacific goliath grouper,Epinephelus quinquefasciatus(Bocourt, 1868). 32(4): 727-728. 10.1111/jai.13101
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Title = {Length-weight relationship of the Pacific goliath grouper,Epinephelus quinquefasciatus(Bocourt, 1868)},
Author = {Baos, R. and Castellanos-Galindo, Gustavo A and Chong-Montenegro, C and Tompkins, Paul and Zapata, L. A.},
Editor = {},
Year = {2016},
Pages = {727-728},
Volume = {32},
Doi = {10.1111/jai.13101},
Abstract = {For a long time the goliath grouper was considered to be a single species distributed along both tropical coasts of the Americas (Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic including the Caribbean). However, goliath groupers are now distinguished as being two different species and inhabiting the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean (Epinephelus itajara) as well as the Tropical Eastern Pacific (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus) (Craig et al., 2009). The Atlantic goliath grouper has been heavily exploited throughout its range. Heavy exploitation and severe population declines are also suspected in various distributional regions of E. quinquefasciatus (Mexican and Panamanian Pacific) (Craig, 2011; Erisman, 2013). Provided here is first time data on length–weight relationships (LWR) of E. quinquesfaciatus from specimens landed in different fishing ports on the Colombian Pacific coast.},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Baos, R.
AU - Castellanos-Galindo, Gustavo A
AU - Chong-Montenegro, C
AU - Tompkins, Paul
AU - Zapata, L. A.
TI - Length-weight relationship of the Pacific goliath grouper,Epinephelus quinquefasciatus(Bocourt, 1868)
PY - 2016
SP - 727-728
VL - 32
DO - 10.1111/jai.13101
AB - For a long time the goliath grouper was considered to be a single species distributed along both tropical coasts of the Americas (Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic including the Caribbean). However, goliath groupers are now distinguished as being two different species and inhabiting the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean (Epinephelus itajara) as well as the Tropical Eastern Pacific (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus) (Craig et al., 2009). The Atlantic goliath grouper has been heavily exploited throughout its range. Heavy exploitation and severe population declines are also suspected in various distributional regions of E. quinquefasciatus (Mexican and Panamanian Pacific) (Craig, 2011; Erisman, 2013). Provided here is first time data on length–weight relationships (LWR) of E. quinquesfaciatus from specimens landed in different fishing ports on the Colombian Pacific coast.
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