“…1830), representing the families Arridae, Lutjanidae and Sciaenidae, respectively, have a wide distribution along the Brazilian coast and are highly valued commercially in the state of Maranhão (Acero, 2022;Bernardo et al, 2011;Carvalho-Neta et al, 2011;Fisher, 1978). Although past studies have addressed the fisheries biology of these species, including stock identification, population structure (Casatti et al, 2015;Correia et al, 2021) growth, and reproductive biology (Fernandes et al, 2022), as well as the weight-length relationship (Almeida et al, 2020) there is a need for further investigations to understand the population dynamics of these animals.…”