“…The specimens were frozen immediately after capture and transported to the laboratory where total (TL) length was measured to the nearest 0.1 mm using digital callipers and body weight (W) to the nearest 0.001 g using an analytical scale. Juveniles were defined according to the time of spawning (Gordo, 1995;Matic´-Skoko et al, 2004;Criscoli et al, 2006;Monteiro et al, 2006;Pallaoro et al, 2008;Correia et al, 2011), duration of the larval stage (Ravento´s and Macpherson, 2001;Correia et al, 2011), and total body length when they reach sexual maturity (Gordo, 1995;Gonc¸alves et al, 2003;Criscoli et al, 2006;Monteiro et al, 2006;Pallaoro et al, 2008;Mouine et al, 2010).…”