“…LWR considers that the relationship between weight and length is constant throughout life, meaning that body dimensions increase relative to each other according to an allometric coefficient constant (b) in a monophasic growth. A fundamental change in somatic growth patterns of most fish species is the change in energy allocation when individuals of a population reach sexual maturity, since there is an investment in gonadal development (Quince, Abrams, Shuter, & Lester, 2008a,b;Shuter et al, 2005;Wilson, Honsey, Moe, & Venturelli, 2018). A fundamental change in somatic growth patterns of most fish species is the change in energy allocation when individuals of a population reach sexual maturity, since there is an investment in gonadal development (Quince, Abrams, Shuter, & Lester, 2008a,b;Shuter et al, 2005;Wilson, Honsey, Moe, & Venturelli, 2018).…”