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- Title
Growth standards for nine North American fish species.
- Authors
Jackson, Z. J.; Quist, M. C.; Larscheid, J. G.
- Abstract
Standard methods for comparing population characteristics within and among fish populations greatly enhance communications among fisheries scientists, improve the efficiency of data analysis, and provide insight that helps guide management actions. Although standard methods are available for comparing some fish population characteristics (e.g. length structure, body condition), similar methods are lacking for comparing growth. The purpose of this study was to provide standards (i.e. percentiles and a standard growth model) for nine ecologically and recreationally important fish species. Percentile distributions of mean back-calculated length at age were estimated using data obtained from the published literature and from data solicited from state and federal agencies throughout North America. Percentiles of growth were estimated for bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, common carp, Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque), largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède), sauger, Sander canadensis (Griffith & Smith), smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède, white bass, Morone chrysops (Rafinesque) and yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill). Standard growth models (i.e. von Bertalanffy models) were developed for these species and for channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque). These results provide tools that will help scientists compare growth of fishes across North America.
- Subjects
NORTH America; FISH ecology; FISHERIES; FISH populations; BLUEGILL; CARP; LARGEMOUTH bass; SAUGER; WHITE bass
- Publication
Fisheries Management & Ecology, 2008, Vol 15, Issue 2, p107
- ISSN
0969-997X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00591.x