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Size at maturity of the Pacific bearded brotula (Ophidiidae: Brotula clarkae): a commercially exploited species in the Pacific of Costa Rica

dc.contributorThe Rainbow Jewels S.A., Universidad de Costa Rica, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, IDEA WILDen-US
dc.creatorHerrera, Marcela
dc.creatorClarke, Tayler M.
dc.creatorNaranjo-Elizondo, Beatriz
dc.creatorEspinoza, Mario
dc.creatorWehrtmann, Ingo S.
dc.date2017-02-23
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-05T13:23:42Z
dc.date.available2020-11-05T13:23:42Z
dc.identifierhttp://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol44-issue3-fulltext-25
dc.identifier10.3856/vol44-issue3-fulltext-25
dc.identifier.urihttps://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/158371
dc.descriptionThe deep-water shrimp fishery is of great commercial importance along the Pacific coast of Latin America. In Costa Rica, shrimp resources have declined considerably over the last decade. Therefore, fisheries have shifted towards teleost species such as the Pacific bearded brotula Brotula clarkae. Little is known about the biology and life history of this species, which is becoming increasingly valuable to artisanal and semiindustrial fishers in Costa Rica. A sample of 348 B. clarkae was obtained along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica between March 2011 and July 2012 to obtain baseline information of this species. The results revealed that the size at sexual maturity of B. clarkae was 71.9 cm TL, considerably higher than previously reported for South American populations. Since the size at maturity may vary between populations in different geographic locations, detailed information of the reproductive biology of widely distributed species such as B. clarkae is critical for developing effective management approaches.en-US
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaísoen-US
dc.relationhttp://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol44-issue3-fulltext-25/225
dc.relationhttp://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/downloadSuppFile/vol44-issue3-fulltext-25/605
dc.sourceLatin American Journal of Aquatic Research; Vol 44, No 3 (2016); 657-661en-US
dc.sourcePlataforma para envío de artículos - Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research; Vol 44, No 3 (2016); 657-661es-ES
dc.source0718-560X
dc.source0718-560X
dc.subjectBrotula clarkae; size at maturity; reproductive aggregations; latitudinal variation; Eastern Tropical Pacific; Costa Ricaen-US
dc.titleSize at maturity of the Pacific bearded brotula (Ophidiidae: Brotula clarkae): a commercially exploited species in the Pacific of Costa Ricaen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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