Population structure and reproductive aspects of puffer fish Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae), landed in Teacapán, Sinaloa, Mexico

Population structure and reproductive aspects of puffer fish Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae), landed in Teacapán, Sinaloa, Mexico

The puffer fish Sphoeroides annulatus is an important target species for the artisanal fishing fleets of NW Mexico. To obtain information on population structure of the local stock, we determined the total length and total weight (TL and TW) ranges, sex ratio and reproductive stages of 745 specimens...

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Main Authors: Valdez-Pineda,María Candelaria, Morán-Angulo,Ramón Enrique, Voltolina,Domenico, Castillo-Vargasmachuca,Sergio
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2014
Subjects:
puffer fish
Sphoeroides annulatus
size distribution
weight distribution
sexual maturity
reproduction
northeastern Pacific
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2014000100009
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