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. 2018 Nov 20;6:e5974. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5974

Table 3. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters. (L∞, asymptotic length; t0, initial condition parameter, and K, Brody growth rate or curvature parameter) and estimated mean weight at first maturity (± 95 CI) for lumpfish from different genetically distinct regions).

Region Von Bertalanffy Growth parameters. Weight at
1st maturity (g)
L (mm) t0 K (yr−1)
Baltic Sea 200 ± 6 0.14 ± 0.02 0.51 ± 0.02 150 ± 12.5
East Atlantic 461 ± 14 0.36 ± 0.23 0.56 ± 0.09 2,019 ± 265.5
English Channel 571 ± 22 −1.08 ± 0.59 0.35 ± 0.20 3,007 ± 519.5