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Growth of juvenile striped seabream, Lithognathus mormyrus (Teleostei: Sparidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Growth of juvenile Lithognathus mormyrus from the Duće Glava, eastern Adriatic Sea, was analysed. A total of 2133 juveniles, ranging in total lenght from 0.8 to 10.3 cm, were caught. Most individuals (99.53%) belonged to the 0+ cohort. The first settlers, aged 1.5-2.0 months, were recorded at the end of August. Relationship between total length and weight indicates positive allometric growth (b = 3.141). The condition factor, as a consequence of length-weight relationship, was CF = 1.245. The Gompertz (c = 0.080 mm day-1 ; R2 = 0.962) and linear equation (c = 0.051 mm day-1 ; R2 = 0.956) seem to be the most appropriate for the description of young L. mormyrus growth. The commonly used length-weight relationship and condition factor were applied. Several growth models were tested: linear, exponential, logarithmic, parabolic, VBGE, and the generalized Gompertz growth equation.

growth; juveniles; striped seabream; Lithognathus mormyrus; Adriatic Sea

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