Life history aspects of 19 rockfish species (Scorpaenidae: Sebastes) from the Southern California Bight


Autoria(s): Love, Milton S.; Morris, Pamela; McCrae, Merritt; Collins, Robson
Data(s)

1990

Resumo

The authors investigated various life history aspects of 19 rockfish species (Sebastes chlorostictus, S. constellatus, S. dalli, S. elongatus, S. ensifer, S. entomelas, S. flavidus, S. goodei, S. hopkinsi, S. levis, S. melanostomus, S. miniatus, S. ovalis, S. paucispinis, S. rosaceus, S. rosenblatti, S. rufus, s. saxicola, S. semicinctus) from the southern California Bight. These aspects included depth distribution, age-length relationships (of 7 species), length-weight relationships, size at first maturity, spawning season, and fecundity. Growth rates of female S. elongatus, S. hopkinsi, S. ova/is, S. saxicola, and S. semicinctus were higher than male conspecifics. Multiple spawning per season was found in 12 species. Generally, most species spawned between late winter and early summer, though there was some spawning within the genus throughout the year. Spawning season duration ranged from 2 (S. flavidus) to 10 months (S. paucispinis). Spawning seasons tended to start earlier in the year and be of longer duration in the southern California Bight, compared to published data on central California conspecifics. Males matured at a smaller length in 7 of the 17 species studied. Maximum fecundities ranged from 18,000 (S. dalll) to about 2,680,000 (S. levis). (PDF file contains 44 pages.)

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http://aquaticcommons.org/2734/1/tr87.pdf

Love, Milton S. and Morris, Pamela and McCrae, Merritt and Collins, Robson (1990) Life history aspects of 19 rockfish species (Scorpaenidae: Sebastes) from the Southern California Bight. NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, (NOAA Technical Report NMFS, 87)

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en

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NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service

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http://aquaticcommons.org/2734/

http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/tr87.pdf

Palavras-Chave #Ecology #Management #Fisheries
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Monograph or Serial Issue

NonPeerReviewed