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. 2015 Apr;26(1):67–85.

Table 2:

Indices of reproductive potential and reproductive productivity for female P. pelagicus in each 5 mm CW size class.

Metric Size class (mm CW)

91–95 96–100 101–105 106–110 111–115 116–120 121–125 126–130 131–135 136–140 141–145 146–150 151–155 156–160 161–165 166–170
A. Percentage of females caught 4.32 5.54 8.09 9.18 10.29 9.64 9.77 9.77 7.50 6.43 5.60 3.64 2.01 1.70 0.87 0.70
B. Percentage of ovigerous (OVI) females 0.28 1.13 2.11 7.03 10.83 12.10 12.10 12.94 10.13 9.28 6.89 5.63 4.64 2.81 1.27 0.42
C. Ratio of OVI females to adult females 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.12 0.16 0.19 0.19 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.19 0.24 0.36 0.26 0.23 0.14
D. Mean total potential fecundity (×100,000) 2.64 3.85 4.16 4.95 6.82 7.13 8.26 9.71 11.07 12.59 12.26 12.37 14.88 14.21 13.69 15.35
E. Index of reproductive potential standardised to the value of 100.00 in the 106–110 mm CW size class 1.00 7.51 22.21 100.00 237.21 260.02 305.45 384.02 263.29 235.29 148.17 79.35 43.36 21.27 4.73 1.41
F. Percentage of total egg production 0.05 0.36 1.05 4.73 11.22 12.30 14.45 18.16 12.45 11.13 7.01 3.75 2.05 1.01 0.22 0.07
G. Productivity (F/A) 0.01 0.06 0.13 0.52 1.09 1.28 1.48 1.86 1.66 1.73 1.25 1.03 1.02 0.59 0.26 0.10