Abstract

LANZA B, Noel; LONGART R, Yelipza; ACOSTA, Vanesa  and  PARRA, Berta. Flying fish biometrics Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pisces: Dactylopteridae) around Cubagua island, Venezuela. Zootecnia Trop. [online]. 2012, vol.30, n.4, pp.361-368. ISSN 0798-7269.

Channel flyer Dactylopterus volitans is a fish that posses great commercial attractiveness mainly due to its muscle quality, this is why studying its biometrics is very important in order to regulate its exploitation. In present study a total of 345 specimens were examined. Fish were collected monthly from March 2002 to March 2003. The population sample was constituted by organisms of different size groups with a range between 71 and 363 mm total length (TL), with the highest percentage for the size class between 120-200 mm TL. The relative growth of the species was characterized by generally not be uniform, as some relationships majorant showed allometric growth (body width vs. total length: 4,013***), others had minorante allometric growth (head length vs. total length: -6,144*).). The species D. volitans introduced an isometric length-weight relationship, registering no change in Kn per month or by size groups.

Keywords : Dactylopterus volitans; Biometrics; Cubagua.

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