Age and growth of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the western Indian Ocean

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作者
Stéquert, B
Conand, F
机构
[1] Ctr IRD Bretagne, F-29280 Plouzane, France
[2] Univ La Reunion, ECOMAR, F-97715 St Denis 9, France
来源
CYBIUM | 2004年 / 28卷 / 02期
关键词
scombridae; Thunnus obesus; bigeye tuna; ISW; otolith; dorsal spine; growth;
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Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
The age and growth of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) from the Western Indian Ocean were investigated using otoliths and first dorsal spines. Microincrements, assumed as daily deposits, were observed on transverse sections of sagittal otoliths from 164 bigeye tuna. The increments were counted to determine age and establish a growth curve. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to count microincrements on fish larger than 100 cm fork length (FL). The von Bertalanffy growth curve is FL = 168.99 (1 - e(-0.000879) ((t + 123+38))), where FL in cm and t in days were used. The fish reaches 59 cm at 1 year, 111 cm at 3 years and 147 cm at 6 years. The use of SEM is required for counting microincrements on otoliths of bigeye tuna over 120 cm. Growth was also studied by analysing marks on the first dorsal spine of 140 fish. The results obtained with spines and otoliths are comparable until 3 years old, but spines are not suitable for larger fish.
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页码:163 / 170
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