2025/05/12 by Carolina Chong‐Montenegro, Matthew T. Craig, Gustavo A. Castellanos‐Galindo +7 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Environmental Science · #Marine and fisheries research #Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies #Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/jfb.70078
openalex publication_date 2025/05/12 · openalex created_date 2025/05/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Abstract We examined the age and growth of the Pacific goliath grouper ( Epinephelus quinquefasciatus ) from 210 samples collected from the main fish markets in Panama and Colombia. Ages from otoliths ranged from young‐of‐the‐year to 13 years, predominantly between 1 and 4 years. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters were L∞ = 207 cm, k = 0.13 year −1 and t 0 = −1.87 years. Instantaneous mortality rates ( Z ) were estimated at 36% in Colombia (ages 2–11) and 26% in Panama (ages 2–13).