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Age and growth estimation of the European squid, Loligo vulgaris, based on statolith microstructure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Yutaka Natsukari  and
Naoki Komine
Yutaka Natsukari
Affiliation:
Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852 Japan
Naoki Komine
Affiliation:
Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852 Japan
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Abstract

Age and growth were estimated in the European squid, Loligo vulgaris, by examining growth increments in the statoliths of 203 specimens collected from off the French Mediterranean coast. Length and increment data were analyzed assuming that the increments were formed daily. The relationships between age and length showed that: growth rate varied considerably among individuals; growth was double exponential; the squids grew on average to 240 mm ML at 240 d from hatching, with a maximum of 350 mm at 240 d; the life span is probably about one year.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 72 , Issue 2 , May 1992 , pp. 271 - 280
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1992

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