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ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES
卷 84, 期 4, 页码 377-391出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-009-9447-x
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Shortfin mako; Annual growth band pair deposition; Centrum edge analysis
We determined the age and growth rates of male and female shortfin makos, (Isurus oxyrinchus), from the western and central North Pacific Ocean. Growth band pairs were counted on half-cut vertebral centra using a shadowing method. In this method, we focused on the ridges on the surface of the centra, consisting of a convex and concave structure. After comparing four enhancing methods, we decided on the use of shadowing method for aging. Vertebrae from 128 males and 147 females were examined. The centrum edge analysis suggested annual band pair formation. Von Bertalanffy growth curves were fitted separately to the length-at-age data for males and females with birth length fixed. Until approximately 7 years of age, both sexes showed similar growth rates; thereafter, males showed a significantly slower growth rate compared to females. It was suggested males and females mature at approximately 6 years and 16 years, respectively. These life-history characteristics suggest relatively low productivity for this species, which agrees with reports on populations in other geographic regions.
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