Summary:The growth and mortality of the brown meagre, Sciaena umbra from the Gulf of Tunis, were investigated using a sample of 276 specimens, ranging from 15.3 to 49.2 cm total length and from 43 to 1565 g total weight. Specimens were collected from artisanal fisheries between October 2008 and September 2011. Otoliths were extracted, thin cross-sections were realized and radii were measured. The log-linear morphometric relationships between total length-total weight and total length-otolith radius were significant (p<0.05), showed positive allometry (b=3.15) and isometry (b=0.90), respectively. The marginal analysis suggested that only one growth increment was deposited per year. The maximum age of the brown meagre was 22 years for males and 31 years for females. The fit of the von Bertalanffy growth function was significantly different between sexes (p<0.05): TL ∞ =43.8 cm, k=0.145 y -1 , t 0 =-4.88 y for males and TL ∞ =50.1 cm, k=0.105 y -1 , t 0 =-5.71 y for females. The instantaneous total (Z) and natural (M) mortalities were estimated for each sex, resulting in an exploitation ratio (E=F/Z) of 0.43 for males and 0.46 for females.Keywords: brown meagre; thin otoliths; growth; mortality; Gulf of Tunis; Mediterranean Sea. Edad, crecimiento y mortalidad de Sciaena umbra (Sciaenidae) en el Golfo de TúnezResumen: Se investigó el crecimiento y la mortalidad de Sciaena umbra del golfo de Túnez, utilizando una muestra de doscientos setenta y seis especímenes que miden de 15.3 cm a 49.2 cm de longitud total y pesan de 43 g a 1565 g. Las muestras se recogieron de pesquerías artesanales entre octubre de 2008 y septiembre de 2011. Se extrajeron los otolitos, se realizaron secciones transversales delgadas y se midieron los radios. Las relaciones morfométricas logarítmicas entre la longitud total y el peso total de una parte y la longitud total y el radio de otolito de otra parte resultaron significativas (p<0.05) y mostraron respectivamente alometría positiva (b=3.15) e isometría (b=0.90). El análisis marginal sugirió que se depositaba un solo anillo de crecimiento por año. La edad máxima de la corvina negra es de 22 años para los machos y de 31 años para las hembras. El ajuste de la función de crecimiento de von Bertalanffy resultó significativamente diferente entre los sexos (p<0.05): TL ∞ =43.8 cm, k=0.145 y -1 , t 0 =-4.88 y para los machos y TL ∞ =50.1 cm, k=0.105 y -1 , t 0 =-5.71 y para las hembras. La mortalidad instantánea total (Z) y natural (M) se estimó para cada sexo, dando como resultado una tasa de explotación (E=F/Z) de 0.43 para los machos y de 0.46 para las hembras.Palabras clave: corvina negra; otolitos finos; crecimiento; mortalidad; golfo de Túnez; mar Mediterráneo. Citation/Como citar este artículo: Chater I., Romdhani-Dhahri A., Dufour J.-L., Mahé K., Chakroun-Marzouk N. 2018. Age, growth and mortality of Sciaena umbra (Sciaenidae) in the Gulf of Tunis. Sci. Mar. 82(1): 000-000. doi: https://doi.
Summary:Age and the growth of the black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Gulf of Tunis were investigated using scales and otoliths. The length-weight relationship showed that the growth rates were isometric for females whereas males and the whole sample present a positive allometry. The monthly evolution in marginal increment data of scales and otoliths revealed that only one annulus is formed per year in April. Fish length and radii of the scales or otoliths were closely correlated. The von Bertalanffy growth equation was fitted on mean back-calculated length-at-age data, resulting in the parameter values L ∞ =35.4 cm, k=0.15 y -1 and t 0 =-0.19 y for scales and L ∞ =38.6 cm, k=0.10 y -1 and t 0 =-0.14 y for otoliths. Parameters estimated from scale and otoliths were significantly similar. However, taking into consideration the lower standard deviations of means for estimates based on otolith readings and the higher variance explained by the regression line fitted to otoliths, the latter seem to be more appropriate for ageing S. cantharus. The maximum age of the black seabream of the Gulf of Tunis is 10 years. Large discrepancies in growth parameters between geographic areas are the result of different growth patterns.Keywords: Spondyliosoma cantharus; growth ; scales; otoliths; length-weight relationship; Gulf of Tunis. Edad y crecimiento de Spondyliosoma cantharus (Sparidae) en el Golfo de TúnezResumen: Se han investigado la edad y el crecimiento de la cántara Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758) del Golfo de Túnez a partir de la lectura de las escamas y los otolitos. La relación talla-peso revela que las tasas de crecimiento son isométricas en las hembras, mientras que los machos y en toda la muestra existe una alometría positiva. La evolución mensual de los incrementos marginales de las escamas y los otolitos muestra que se forma un solo anillo anual en abril. La correlación entre la longitud de los peces y el radio de las escamas o los otolitos es muy elevada. La ecuación de crecimiento de von Bertalanffy se ha ajustado a la media talla-edad retrocalculada resultando en los siguientes valores para los parámetros de las escamas (L ∞ =35.4 cm, k=0.15 año -1 , t 0 =-0.19 año) y los otolitos (L ∞ =38.6 cm, k=0.10 año -1 , t 0 =-0.14 año). Los parámetros estimados a partir de las escamas y los otolitos resultaron significativamente similares. Sin embargo, teniendo en cuenta que las desviaciones estándar de las medias en las estimas son más bajas, y que la varianza explicada es mayor en la regresión ajustada a los otolitos, la lectura de los otolitos parece ser la más apropiada para datar la edad de S. cantharus. La edad máxima de la cántara del Golfo de Túnez es de 10 años. Las grandes diferencias en los parámetros de crecimiento entre áreas geográficas se deben a diferentes pautas de crecimiento.Palabras clave: Spondyliosoma cantharus; crecimiento; escamas; otolitos; relación talla-peso; Golfo de Túnez.
In this second Collective Article with fisheries-related data from the Mediterranean Sea we present the evaluation of bony structures in aging Barbus tauricus, otolith dimensions-body length relationships for two species (Trachinus draco and Synchiropus phaeton), information on the growth of juvenile Thunnus thynnus and Ruvettus pretiosus, weight-length relationships for three species Aulopus fiamentosus and Tylosurus acus imperialis and data on the feeding habits and reproduction of Aulopus fiamentosus.
Despite the high commercial value of the striped seabream Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Gulf of Tunis, biological data on its age, growth and exploitation rate are lacking. With the aim of estimating growth parameters, 516 individuals, ranging from 6–27.5 cm total length and from 3.5–293.5 g total weight, were collected from the artisanal fishing fleet between February 2014 and July 2016. The somatic growth presented a positive allometry and was described by the equation TW = 6.54 10−3TL3.213. The monthly analysis of the marginal increment of the otoliths revealed that only one annulus was deposited per year. The estimated von Bertalanffy growth parameters were: L∞ = 30.18 cm, k = 0.303 year−1 and t0 = −1.42 years. Total and natural instantaneous rates of mortality were respectively Z = 0.784 year−1 and M = 0.698 year−1. Exploitation rate (E = 0.1) showed that the Gulf of Tunis stock of L. mormyrus is not overexploited. The estimated length class giving highest yield (Lopt) was 17.15 ± 1.71 cm.
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