Length-weight relationships of cryptic reef fishes from the southwestern Gulf of California, Mèxico

• Published in: Journal of applied ichthyology Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 316 - 318
• Main Authors: Balart, E. F., González-Cabello, A., Romero-Ponce, R. C., Zayas-Alvarez, A., Calderón-Parra, M., Campos-Dávila, L., Findley, L. T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-08-2006
• Subjects: Gobiidae; Labrisomidae; Marine; Pomacentridae; Teleostei; Tripterygiidae; ISE, Mexico, Baja California Sur; ISE, Mexico, Baja California Sur, La Paz; ISE, Mexico, California Gulf; ISE, Mexico, Baja California
• ISSN: 0175-8659; 1439-0426
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00670.x

Summary
Length–weight relationships of 33 cryptic reef fishes from the southwestern Gulf of California were estimated. The most common families were Gobiidae (seven species), Labrisomidae (four), Pomacentridae (three), and Tripterygiidae (three). These are the first length–weight parameters reported for 32 of these species. Specimens were sampled during a comparative ecological study of community structure of fish assemblages associated with coral heads, rocky walls, and artificial reefs in Bahía de La Paz, Baja California Sur. The b values varied between 2.63 and 3.61. New maximum length records for five of the species were established in the study.