2006
DOI: 10.1139/f06-005
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Age, growth, and latitudinal patterns of two Rajidae species in the northwestern Atlantic: little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) and winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata)

Abstract: Vertebral samples of little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) and winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) were collected from Cape Hatteras, USA, to Canadian waters to estimate age, growth, and length at weight relationships for both species throughout this range. Maximum observed age was 12.5 and 20.5 years for little skate and winter skate, respectively. Significant length at weight relationships were found for both species. von Bertalanffy growth curves for the northwestern Atlantic were estimated for little skate (k = … Show more

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“…Within elasmobranchs, faster and slower species can be identified (Cortes 2002;Frisk et al 2005). Little skate Leucoraja erinacea and winter skate L. ocellata are conspecific species with a similar phylogeny, body plan, habitat, and life history (McEachran and Musick 1973;Gabriel 1992;Alvarado Bremer et al 2005;Frisk and Miller 2006). Yet, these two species have different positions on the fast-slow continuum of elasmobranch life histories .…”
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“…Within elasmobranchs, faster and slower species can be identified (Cortes 2002;Frisk et al 2005). Little skate Leucoraja erinacea and winter skate L. ocellata are conspecific species with a similar phylogeny, body plan, habitat, and life history (McEachran and Musick 1973;Gabriel 1992;Alvarado Bremer et al 2005;Frisk and Miller 2006). Yet, these two species have different positions on the fast-slow continuum of elasmobranch life histories .…”
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“…Yet, these two species have different positions on the fast-slow continuum of elasmobranch life histories . Little skate is a small (total length [TL] ¼ 57 cm), moderately fast growing species (von Bertalanffy growth rate ¼ 0.19 cm/year) and moderately long lived (12 years), whereas winter skate is larger (111 cm), slow growing (0.07 cm/year), and long lived (20þ years; Frisk and Miller 2006). In the western Atlantic, little skate and winter skate are the most frequently captured skates in commercial fisheries (NEFSC 1999;Frisk et al 2008).…”
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