Table 1. Numbers of eels caught per maturation stage with the different morphometrics: total length (TL), body weight (BW), left horizontal and vertical eye diameters (EDh and EDv, respectively) and left pectoral fin length (FL).
Means ± SD (range) are given.
| Stage | Number | TL (mm) | BW (g) | EDh (mm) | EDv (mm) | FL (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 51 | 345 ± 76 (184–501) | 76 ± 46 (9–222) | 4.11 ± 0.97 (2.01–5.76) | 3.84 ± 0.92 (1.67–5.39) | 15.42 ± 3.78 (7.88–25.44) |
| FII | 68 | 499 ± 47 (426–642) | 213 ± 76 (88–478) | 5.93 ± 0.48 (4.66–7.02) | 5.51 ± 0.46 (4.59–6.65) | 23.22 ± 2.50 (16.68–29.98) |
| FIII | 91 | 639 ± 78 (505–835) | 504 ± 199 (141–1106) | 7.65 ± 0.70 (6.28–9.08) | 7.14 ± 0.69 (5.46–9.70) | 30.38 ± 3.78 (24.24–40.32) |
| FIV | 15 | 815 ± 67 (707–932) | 1173 ± 248 (771–1830) | 10.43 ± 0.81 (9.31–12.49) | 9.76 ± 0.79 (8.91–11.86) | 41.17 ± 4.54 (30.84–48.18) |
| FV | 40 | 630 ± 70 (510–775) | 502 ± 177 (189–912) | 8.86 ± 0.94 (7.40–11.18) | 8.40 ± 0.90 (6.95–10.39) | 32.80 ± 4.03 (25.84–45.37) |
| MII | 7 | 386 ± 3 (335–428) | 111 ± 39 (66–170) | 6.69 ± 1.26 (4.47–8.16) | 6.22 ± 1.09 (4.27–7.52) | 20.06 ± 3.89 (12.97–25.75) |