The Devil Firefish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828): Life History Traits of a Potential Fishing Resource in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Sampling Methodology
2.2. Statistical Analysis
2.3. Growth
2.4. Mortality and the Exploitation Rate
2.5. Reproduction
2.6. Relative Y/R and B/R Analysis: Knife-Edge Selection
3. Results
3.1. The Sex Ratio
3.2. Population Structure
3.3. Length–Weight Relationship
3.4. Age Composition
3.5. Reproduction
3.6. Condition Factor
3.7. Growth and Mortality
3.8. The Probability of Capture
3.9. Relative Y/R and B/R Analysis: Knife-Edge Selection
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Age Group | Mean Total Length (cm) | Standard Deviation | Population % |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 18.12 | 0.59 | 2.79 |
2 | 21.32 | 0.84 | 14.90 |
3 | 25.01 | 1.39 | 41.49 |
4 | 28.35 | 1.20 | 32.40 |
5 | 33.52 | 1.16 | 8.42 |
E | Y/R | B/R | |
---|---|---|---|
0.01 | 0.006 | 0.852 | |
0.20 | 0.011 | 0.714 | |
0.30 | 0.015 | 0.585 | |
0.40 | 0.019 | 0.467 | |
0.50 | 0.022 | 0.360 | |
0.60 | 0.024 | 0.264 | |
0.70 | 0.025 | 0.180 | |
0.80 | 0.026 | 0.108 | |
0.90 | 0.026 | 0.048 | |
0.99 | 0.026 | 0.004 | |
Biological reference points | Y/R | B/R | |
Emax | 0.862 | 0.023 | 0.009 |
E0.1 | 0.707 | 0.025 | 0.024 |
E0.5 | 0.371 | 0.017 | 0.017 |
Fopt | 0.424 | 0.021 | 0.051 |
Flim | 0.553 | 0.023 | 0.042 |
Eopt | 0.500 | 0.022 | 0.045 |
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Kondylatos, G.; Theocharis, A.; Mandalakis, M.; Avgoustinaki, M.; Karagyaurova, T.; Koulocheri, Z.; Vardali, S.; Klaoudatos, D. The Devil Firefish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828): Life History Traits of a Potential Fishing Resource in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean). Hydrobiology 2024, 3, 31-50. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrobiology3010003
Kondylatos G, Theocharis A, Mandalakis M, Avgoustinaki M, Karagyaurova T, Koulocheri Z, Vardali S, Klaoudatos D. The Devil Firefish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828): Life History Traits of a Potential Fishing Resource in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean). Hydrobiology. 2024; 3(1):31-50. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrobiology3010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleKondylatos, Gerasimos, Alexandros Theocharis, Manolis Mandalakis, Maria Avgoustinaki, Teodora Karagyaurova, Zoi Koulocheri, Sofia Vardali, and Dimitris Klaoudatos. 2024. "The Devil Firefish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828): Life History Traits of a Potential Fishing Resource in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean)" Hydrobiology 3, no. 1: 31-50. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrobiology3010003
APA StyleKondylatos, G., Theocharis, A., Mandalakis, M., Avgoustinaki, M., Karagyaurova, T., Koulocheri, Z., Vardali, S., & Klaoudatos, D. (2024). The Devil Firefish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828): Life History Traits of a Potential Fishing Resource in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean). Hydrobiology, 3(1), 31-50. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrobiology3010003