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| Sartoretto, Stephane; Francour, Patrice. |
| Gorgonians are important organisms in the Mediterranean Sea, where they form rocky benthic communities. Four main species (3 Holaxonia and 1 Scleraxonia) are predominant in infra- and circalittoral communities of the northwestern Mediterranean basin. Other species, such as Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas, 1766), are more rarely encountered. The expansion to unusually shallow bathymetric levels has been noted in the region of Marseilles (France) (between 20 and 40 m depth). A ten-year monitoring of colonies was used to assess the growth rate according to age (size): from 3.33 cm year(-1) (height <15 cm) to 0.62 cm year(-1) (height >40 cm). |
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Palavras-chave: Eunicella verrucosa; Mediterranean Sea; Growth rate; Population structure. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00087/19859/17508.pdf |
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| Romdhani, Ahlem; Ktari, Mohamed-hedi; Dufour, Jean-louis; Mahe, Kelig; Francour, Patrice. |
| Background. The greater forkbeard, Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768), is a gadiform species, which has economical value and its population is dwelling in a 60–800 m depth range throughout the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Along African north coast, there is a lack of information about the biology (age, growth, sex-ratio) of this species. This study provides the first data on population parameters of P. blennoides in Tunisia. Materials and Methods. Specimens of Phycis blennoides were collected from the landings of the artisanal fisheries between September 2007 and June 2010. The length–weight relations were determined according to the allometric equation: W = aTLb. Growth parameters were estimated using the von Bertalanffy growth equation. Results.... |
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Palavras-chave: Otolith; Biological traits; Length-weight relation; Von Bertalanffy growth function. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00324/43532/43077.pdf |
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| Chater, Ines; Romdhani, Ahlem; Dufour, Jean-louis; Mahe, Kelig; Francour, Patrice; Chakroun-marzouk, Nadia. |
| Background. Bastard grunt, Pomadasys incisus (Bowdich, 1825), is reported as a well-established species in the Mediterranean Sea. Although bastard grunt has rapidly expanded its area of distribution in the Mediterranean, there is no information about its age and growth. The aim of this study was to provide data about growth, condition, and first sexual maturity of the species in order to contribute to a better management of its fishery. Materials and methods. A total of 515 specimens of bastard grunt were caught in the Gulf of Tunis. The age was determined from otoliths. Length–weight relation, von Bertalanffy equation, and growth rate were employed to evaluate the fish growth. Also the condition factor and length at first sexual maturity were calculated.... |
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Palavras-chave: Sagittal otoliths; Biological traits; Von Bertalanffy growth function; Length-weight relation; Pomadasys incisus. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00259/37006/35502.pdf |
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