Age estimation and growth pattern of the island grouper, <em>Mycteroperca fusca</em> (Serranidae) in an island population on the northwest coast of Africa
Abstract:suMMaRY: Mycteroperca fusca is one of the main predators of the canarian archipelago coastal marine ecosystem. nothing is known on the life history or population dynamics of this predatory serranid fish. In this study, age and growth of M. fusca were investigated by annual growth increment counts from 214 fish collected between January 2004 and December 2005. a year's growth is represented by one opaque and one translucent ring. the island grouper is a slow-growing and long-lived species, with ages up to twent… Show more
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