Morphometric Relationships between Length and Weight of 109 Fish Species in the Caribbean Sea (French West Indies)
In total, 109 fish species (24,996 individuals) were sampled around Guadeloupe and Martinique Islands from October 2021 to September 2022 to estimate the morphometric relationships between total length and weight (Length Weight Relationship: LWR) of each fish species according to potential spatial,...
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| author | Kélig Mahé Jérome Baudrier Angela Larivain Solène Telliez Romain Elleboode Elise Bultel Lionel Pawlowski |
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| description | In total, 109 fish species (24,996 individuals) were sampled around Guadeloupe and Martinique Islands from October 2021 to September 2022 to estimate the morphometric relationships between total length and weight (Length Weight Relationship: LWR) of each fish species according to potential spatial, temporal and sex differences. Of these species, this is the first time that the LWR was estimated in the Atlantic Ocean for 16 species. There is a significant relationship between length and weight for all tested species. For 83 tested species, the sex effect on the LWR showed significant sexual dimorphism for 24 species. Additionally, a link between the temporal effect and the reproduction period was tested for 68 species, of which 35 presented significant differences relative to the annual quarter of sampling. Finally, the geographical effect (i.e., the difference between samples from around Guadeloupe Island and those from Martinique Island) was significant for 60 species. This island effect was significant for 25 species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f04643a4d632436e9854709c9e3d7ff82023-12-22T13:47:37ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-12-011324385210.3390/ani13243852Morphometric Relationships between Length and Weight of 109 Fish Species in the Caribbean Sea (French West Indies)Kélig Mahé0Jérome Baudrier1Angela Larivain2Solène Telliez3Romain Elleboode4Elise Bultel5Lionel Pawlowski6IFREMER, Unité HMMN, 150 quai Gambetta, BP 699, 62321 Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceIFREMER, Délégation pour les Antilles, Station de Martinique, Unité Biodivenv, 97231 Le Robert, FranceIFREMER, UMR DECOD, LTBH, 56100 Lorient, FranceIFREMER, Unité HMMN, 150 quai Gambetta, BP 699, 62321 Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceIFREMER, Unité HMMN, 150 quai Gambetta, BP 699, 62321 Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceIFREMER, Unité HISSEO, 29280 Brest, FranceIFREMER, UMR DECOD, LTBH, 56100 Lorient, FranceIn total, 109 fish species (24,996 individuals) were sampled around Guadeloupe and Martinique Islands from October 2021 to September 2022 to estimate the morphometric relationships between total length and weight (Length Weight Relationship: LWR) of each fish species according to potential spatial, temporal and sex differences. Of these species, this is the first time that the LWR was estimated in the Atlantic Ocean for 16 species. There is a significant relationship between length and weight for all tested species. For 83 tested species, the sex effect on the LWR showed significant sexual dimorphism for 24 species. Additionally, a link between the temporal effect and the reproduction period was tested for 68 species, of which 35 presented significant differences relative to the annual quarter of sampling. Finally, the geographical effect (i.e., the difference between samples from around Guadeloupe Island and those from Martinique Island) was significant for 60 species. This island effect was significant for 25 species.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/24/3852GLML–W relationshipsexual dimorphismfork lengthtemporal effectGuadeloupe |
| spellingShingle | Kélig Mahé Jérome Baudrier Angela Larivain Solène Telliez Romain Elleboode Elise Bultel Lionel Pawlowski Morphometric Relationships between Length and Weight of 109 Fish Species in the Caribbean Sea (French West Indies) Animals GLM L–W relationship sexual dimorphism fork length temporal effect Guadeloupe |
| title | Morphometric Relationships between Length and Weight of 109 Fish Species in the Caribbean Sea (French West Indies) |
| title_full | Morphometric Relationships between Length and Weight of 109 Fish Species in the Caribbean Sea (French West Indies) |
| title_fullStr | Morphometric Relationships between Length and Weight of 109 Fish Species in the Caribbean Sea (French West Indies) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphometric Relationships between Length and Weight of 109 Fish Species in the Caribbean Sea (French West Indies) |
| title_short | Morphometric Relationships between Length and Weight of 109 Fish Species in the Caribbean Sea (French West Indies) |
| title_sort | morphometric relationships between length and weight of 109 fish species in the caribbean sea french west indies |
| topic | GLM L–W relationship sexual dimorphism fork length temporal effect Guadeloupe |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/24/3852 |
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