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) |
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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 |