- Title
- Aspects of the reproductive biology of monkfish Lophius vomerinus off Namibia
- Creator
- Maartens, Lima, Booth, Anthony J
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/123831
- Identifier
- vital:35504
- Identifier
- https://doi.10.2989/18142320509504090
- Description
- Aspects of the reproductive biology of monkfish Lophius vomerinus are described from material collected during hake Merluccius spp. biomass surveys and from commercial monkfish and sole Austroglossus microlepis vessels between January 1996 and June 2000 off Namibia at depths between 97m and 686m. Length-at-50% sexual maturity for males and females were estimated at 39.9cm and 58.2cm respectively, males maturing faster than females. The adult sex ratio of fish >50cm total length was strongly biased towards females. There was reproductive activity throughout the year, peaking slightly between autumn and spring.
- Format
- 6 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- African Journal of Marine Science, Maartens, L. and Booth, A.J., 2005. Aspects of the reproductive biology of monkfish Lophius vomerinus off Namibia. African Journal of Marine Science, 27(1), pp.325-329., African Journal of Marine Science volume 27 number 1 325 329 2010 1814-232X
- Rights
- African Journal of Marine Science
- Rights
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