The following two pages list the growth parameters L∞ and K of 71 stocks of Indo- Pacific fishes, distributed in 64 different species. The stocks are grouped by species and genera, then by families, the latter being ordered alphabetically for easier access.
The data are selected from an earlier, more comprehensive compilation of growth parameters (Pauly, 1978a) in which data for 1 500 stocks, distributed in more than 500 species were given. What is reproduced here, however, includes most of the tropical Indo-Pacific stocks given in the earlier compilation.
I have made no attempt to document here the sources of the growth parameters, or of the data from which parameter values were calculated (but see Pauly, 1978a).
As a rule, the growth parameters given here should be used only for comparative purposes and to get a “feel” for the growth of some tropical Indo-Pacific fishes. Should, however, any of these data be used for stock assessment purposes, then an attempt should be made to make sure that the pair of growth parameters used is compatible with the stock in question. This involves the following criteria and techniques:
(1) The value of L∞ used should be slightly larger than the largest fish observed from the stock from which the assessment is to be made.
(2) When parameter values for a given species are not available, parameter values pertaining to another closely related species (e.g., same genus) may be used, granted the rule in (1) applies.
(3) In fishes, L∞ is inversely correlated with K, and this may be described by the relationship
log10 K = a - 2/3 log10 L∞ ³
This relationship may be used in conjunction with a given set of L∞ and K values to estimate the value of a for a given species then obtain values of K for another set of values of L∞.
(4) In general, a low value of L∞ and a high value of K are correlated with a high environmental temperature, while high L∞ and low K indicate relatively lower temperature. This rule should be considered when making the adjustments in (3) and (2).
Family | Species | L∞ 1 | K2 | Location |
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Acanthuridae | Acanthurus triostegus | 21.7 | 0.35 | Oahu, Hawaii, |
Apogonidae | Apogon cyanosoma | 9.4 | 2.9 | Eilat, Red Sea |
Callionymidae | Callionymus belcheri | 10.8 | 0.44 | Moreton Bay, Australia |
Carangidae | Decapterus macrosoma | 24.4 | 0.95 | Palawan, the Philippines |
Carangidae | Selaroides leptolepis | 20.0 | 1.16 | Gulf of Thailand |
Centropomidae | Lates calcarifer | 113.0 | 0.19 | Papua New Guinea |
Chirocentridae | Chirocentrus nudus | 87.2 | 0.242 | India, 9° N 72° 20'E |
Clupeidae | Sardinella albella | 13.0 | 1.65 | Gulf of Manaar, India |
Clupeidae | Sardinella fimbriata | 18.4 | 1.32 | Karwar, India |
Clupeidae | Sardinella sirm | 22.6 | 0.65 | Al-Gardaqa Red Sea |
Clupeidae | Hilsa ilisha | 51.1 | 0.49 | Mandapam area, India |
Clupeidae | Anadontostoma chacunda | 20.8 | 0.87 | Godavary Estuary, India |
Engraulidae | Stolephorus indicus | 21.8 | 0.712 | Singapore Strait |
Engraulidae | Stolephorus pseudoheterolobus | 10.3 | 2.08 | Singapore Strait |
Engraulidae | Thrissodes mystax | 23.6 | 0.76 | Malabar Coast, India |
Gerridae | Gerres punctatus | 27.0 | 1.8 | Ambaro Bay, Madagascar |
Harpadontidae | Harpadon neherus | 35.0 | 0.52 | Bombay area, India |
Holocentridae | Holocentrus diadema | 16.8 | 1.13 | Eilat, Red Sea |
Istiophoridae | Tetrapterus audax | 312.0 | 0.201 | East Africa, 5° S 43° E |
Lactariidae | Lactarius lactarius | 32.0 | 0.854 | Waltair, India |
Leiognathidae | Leiognathus equulus | 21.2 | 1.75 | Ambaro Bay, Madagascar |
Leiognathidae | Leiognathus splendens | 14.3 | 1.04 | San Miguel Bay, the Philippines |
Lethrinidae | Lethrinus enigmaticus ♂ | 62.6 | 0.15 | Indian Ocean, 10° 30'N, 62° E |
Lethrinidae | Lethrinus enigmaticus ♀ | 52.6 | 0.18 | Indian Ocean, 10° 30'N, 62° E |
Lethrinidae | Lethrinus lentjan | 64.0 | 0.27 | Gulf of Manaar, India |
Nemipteridae | Nemipterus bleekeri | 30.4 | 0.44 | Off Brunei |
Nemipteridae | Nemipterus hexodon | 27.8 | 0.49 | Off Brunei |
Nemipteridae | Nemipterus delagoae | 27.8 | 0.70 | Off Brunei |
Nemipteridae | Nemipterus marginatus | 28.4 | 0.37 | Off Brunei |
Nemipteridae | Nemipterus mesoprion | 19.5 | 0.63 | Off Brunei |
Nemipteridae | Nemipterus nematophorus | 27.3 | 0.53 | Off Brunei |
Nemipteridae | Nemipterus nemurus | 28.9 | 0.26 | Off Brunei |
Nemipteridae | Nemipterus peronii | 28.9 | 0.46 | Off Brunei |
Nemipteridae | Nemipterus tolu | 26.8 | 0.52 | Off Brunei |
Plotosidae | Plotosus anguillaris | 27.0 | 0.45 | Ago Bay, Japan |
Polynemidae | Polynemus indicus | 150.0 | 0.189 | East coast of India (22° N) |
Pomacentridae | Amphiprion chrysopterus | 11.3 | 0.81 | Eniwetok, Atoll |
Homocentric | Amphiprion tricinctus | 16.5 | 0.36 | Eniwetok, Atoll |
Pomadasydae | Pomadasys hasta | 62.4 | 0.50 | Bombay, India |
Pomadasydae | Rhonciscus striatus | 18.0 | 0.30 | Gulf of Suez |
Pomatomidae | Pomatomus saltatrix | 84.0 | 0.20 | Natal, South Africa |
Psettodidae | Psettodes erumei ♂ | 50.9 | 0.265 | Gulf of Thailand |
Psettodidae | Psettodes erumei ♀ | 31.1 | 0.33 | Gulf of Thailand |
Sciaenidae | Sciaena russelli | 18.5 | 1.01 | Gulf of Thailand |
Sciaenidae | Otolithoides brunneus | 160.0 | 0.21 | Bombay, India |
Sciaenidae | Pseudosciaena coibor | 75.0 | 0.39 | Chilka Lake, India |
Sciaenidae | Pseudosciaena diacanthus | 122.0 | 0.30 | Bombay, India |
Scombridae | Rastrelliger kanagurta | 21.8 | 5.16 | Cochin, India |
Scombridae | Rastrelliger kanagurta | 22.4 | 4.32 | Karwar, India |
Scombridae | Rastrelliger kanagurta | 42.0 | 0.3 | Al-Gardaqa, Red Sea |
Scombridae | Rastrelliger neglectus | 20.9 | 4.2 | Gulf of Thailand |
Scombridae | Rastrelliger neglectus | 22.9 | 2.28 | Western Borneo |
Scombridae | Pneumotophorus japonicus | 27.9 | 0.485 | Red Sea, Egyptian Waters |
Serranidae | Anthias squampinnis | 16.8 | 0.60 | Eilat, Red Sea |
Siganidae | Siganus canaliculatus | 25.2 | 1.87 | Southern Negros, the Philippines |
Sillaginidae | Sillago sihama | 28.1 | 0.75 | Gulf of Manaar, India |
Sparidae | Acanthophagus bifasciatus | 48.1 | 0.18 | Gulf of Aden |
Sparidae | Argyrops spinifer | 96.4 | 0.08 | Gulf of Aden |
Sparidae | Argyrops filamentosus | 45.6 | 0.28 | Gulf of Aden |
Sparidae | Polysteganus undulosus | 98.4 | 0.18 | Delagoa Bay, South Africa |
Sparidae | Pagellus natalensis | 45.5 | 0.20 | Gulf of Aden |
Synodontidae | Saurida tumbil | 43.6 | 0.43 | Manila Bay, The Philippines |
Synodontidae | Saurida undosquamis | 37.9 | 0.89 | Gulf of Thailand |
Thunnidae | Auxis thazard | 61.0 | 0.83 | Sri Lanka |
Thunnidae | Euthynnus affinis | 90.0 | 0.44 | Seychelles |
Thunnidae | Thunnus tonggol | 110.0 | 0.32 | Northern Australia |
Thunnidae | Katsuwonus pelamis | 85.1 | 0.95 | Hawaii |
Thunnidae | Katsuwonus pelamis | 84.6 | 1.16 | Hawaii |
Thunnidae | Katsuwonus pelamis | 62.3 | 0.98 | North of Madagascar |
Thunnidae | Thunnus obesus | 196.0 | 0.167 | Hawaii |
Trichiuridae | Trichiurus lepturus | 98.0 | 0.20 | Madras, Mangalore, India |
1 Total length, in cm, except for the Thunnidae in which fork length in cm is used
2 Annual basis