Biometric relationships between body size and otolith size in 15 demersal marine fish species from the northern Brazilian coast

The relationships between fish size and sagitta otolith measurements were calculated for the first time for 15 species belonging to six families from the northern Brazilian coast. A total of 220 fish were sampled from the bycatch landed by the bottom-trawl industrial shrimp-fishing fleet between August and September 2016. All species had strong relationships between otolith measurements and fish total length with the coefficient of determination (r 2) ranging between 0.71 and 0.99. The variable most strongly related to fish total length was found to be the sagittal otolith length (OL) with 98% of the variability. These relationships are a useful tool to estimate length and mass of preyed fish from otoliths found in stomach contents of marine predators. (AU)

Length-weight and length-length relationships for rockpool fishes on the Brazilian coast / Relações comprimento-peso e comprimento-comprimento para os peixes de poças de maré na costa brasileira

Abstract Fifty-nine length-weight (LWR) and length-length (LLR) relationships were estimated for 18 fish species, belonging to 10 families. The fish specimens were captured in rockpools of 21 sites along a stretch of 4,900 km of the Brazilian coast, between latitudes 00° and 22°S, in 2012. This study represents the first reference available for five fish species (Gobiesox barbatulus, Bathygobius geminatus, Labrisomus nuchipinnis, Malacoctenus delalandii, Lutjanus alexandrei) in LLR and six (Gobiesox barbatulus, Bathygobius geminatus, Hypleurochilus fissicornis, Omobranchus punctatus, Entomacrodus vomerinus, Diplodus argenteus) in LWR.

Resumo Cinquenta e nove relações peso-comprimento (RRC) e comprimento-comprimento (RCC) foram estimadas para 18 espécies de peixes, distribuídos em 10 famílias. Os espécimes de peixes foram capturados em poças de maré de 21 locais amostrados, ao longo de um trecho de 4.900 km da costa brasileira, entre as latitudes 00° e 22°S, durante o ano de 2012. Este estudo apresenta a primeira referência disponível para 5 espécies de peixes (Gobiesox barbatulus, Bathygobius geminatus, Labrisomus nuchipinnis, Malacoctenus delalandii, Lutjanus alexandrei) em RCC e 6 (Gobiesox barbatulus, Bathygobius geminatus, Hypleurochilus fissicornis, Omobranchus punctatus, Entomacrodus vomerinus, Diplodus argenteus) em RPC.