“…Despite the occurrence and distribution of these species along the south‐east to south coast of Brazil, most of the few studies undertaken to date have focused on reproduction (Abilhoa et al ., ; Batista, ; Colonello et al ., ; Lessa et al ., ; Martins et al ., ; Rocha & Gadig, ) and feeding habits (Bornatowski et al ., ; Carmo et al ., ; Marion et al ., ). The knowledge of other aspects of their basic biology, including age and growth parameters, is fairly limited and only available for P. horkelii and Z. brevirostris in southern Brazil (Carmo et al ., ; Lessa, ; Vooren et al ., ) and for P. Percellens in north‐eastern Brazil (Nunes, ).…”