Age and growth of the sparids Diplodus vulgaris, D. sargus and D. annularis in adult populations and the differences in their juvenile growth patterns in the north-western Mediterranean Sea

Age, growth, mortality, reproduction and feeding habits of the striped seabream, <i>Lithognathus mormyrus</i> (Pisces: Sparidae) in the coastal waters of the Thracian Sea, Greece

“…Gonçalves et al (2003) found similar results in ageing Diplodus vulgaris from the south coast of Portugal and concluded that the underestimation of L∞ may be due to the special characteristics of growth of sparid fish; growth rate tends to be very fast in the juvenile stages and slows down considerably in the adult stages. Gordoa and Molí (1997) suggested that the differences in growth between juvenile and adult stages of the sparids Diplodus sargus and D. vulgaris from the northwestern Mediterranean Sea may be attributed to the differences in the environmental conditions between the different stages of their development. In the coastal area of the Thracian Sea the juveniles of L. mormyrus inhabit the shoreline (personal observation) and the estuaries (Koutrakis and Tsikliras, 2003).…”

Growth Characteristics and Reproduction of Comber, <I>Serranus Cabrilla</I> (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Serranidae), in the Aegean Sea

“…For all otoliths, the date of capture was recorded and known to the readers before reading, together with the date of hatching. The difference between the date of hatching and capture helped readers to calculate the annual fraction elapsed since the hatching date, which was added to the number of complete hyaline zones read in the otoliths (Gordoa and Moli 1997). Formations of otolith opaque zone are thought to relate to spawning activities, water temperature, or food supply (Beckman and Wilson 1995).…”

Stock discrimination of two insular populations of Diplodus annularis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Sparidae) along the coast of Tunisia by analysis of otolith shape

“…Seabreams, representing the family Sparidae, are widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and constitute an important fi shery resource along this coast (Gordoa and Molí 1997). They have global distribution and occur in coastal waters thus sustaining important recreational and commercial fi sheries (Fischer et al 1987).…”

“…Previous studies of Diplodus annularis focused on the morphological characteristics (Tortonese 1975), life history (de la Paz 1975), age and growth (Gordoa and Molí 1997, Pajuelo and Lorenzo 2001, 2002, Matic-Skoko et al 2007, Girardin unpublished * ), as well as the feeding (Bell and Harmelin-Vivien 1983, Rosecchi 1987, Pita et al 2002. Also the morphology of Diplodus annularis otoliths were studied by some authors (Kınacıgil et al 2000, Pajuelo and Lorenzo 2002, Lychakov and Rebane 2000, Alós et al 2010, Ayyildiz et al 2014.…”