Journal Article
Age and growth of the Pacific goliath grouper ( Epinephelus quinquefasciatus ), the largest bony reef fish of the Tropical Eastern Pacific
Carolina Chong‐Montenegro; Matthew T. Craig; Gustavo A. Castellanos‐Galindo; Brad Erisman; Peter G. Coulson; Uwe Krumme; Rodrigo Baos; Luis Zapata; Angel Vega; D. Ross Robertson
Journal of Fish Biology · Vol. 107, Issue 3 · pp. 1045-1050 · 2025
Abstract
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 t 0 = −1.87 years. Instantaneous mortality rates ( Z ) were estimated at 36% in Colombia (ages 2–11) and 26% in Panama (ages 2–13).
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | Journal of Fish Biology |
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| Publisher | Wiley |
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| Publication Date | 2025-09-01 |
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| Publication Year | 2025 |
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| Volume | 107 |
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| Issue | 3 |
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| Pages | 1045-1050 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| Print ISSN | 0022-1112 |
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| eISSN | 1095-8649 |
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| DOI | 10.1111/jfb.70078 |
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| Subject | General Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science |
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