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Age and growth of the yellowstriped butterfish, Labracoglossa argentiventris, around Izu Oshima Island were studied using a total of 1450 fish. Age was determined by counting the edge of the opaque zones as a ring mark on sectioned sagittal otoliths. Formation of the first ring was observed during spring or summer, corresponding to 1.5 years after hatching. Thereafter, one ring was formed each year in the same season as the previous year. The growth of the butterfish was rapid until 2 years of age. The maximum likelihood method was applied to the age and length data for estimating parameters in von Bertalanffy, Gompertz, and Logistic growth models. The selected model, based on the Akaike Information Criterion, was the von Bertalanffy growth model, which indicated differential asymptotic length and variance by sex.
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Watari, S., Yonezawa, J., Yamada, S. et al. Age and growth of yellowstriped butterfish, Labracoglossa argentiventris, around Izu Oshima Island. Fish Sci 71, 86–94 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.00934.x
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