Age, growth and reproduction in creole perch (Percichthys trucha) in the Negro River, Argentinean Patagonia

• Published in: Journal of applied ichthyology Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 30 - 38
• Main Authors: Lopez Cazorla, A., Sidorkewicj, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2011; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Age; Freshwater; Percichthys trucha; Argentina, Patagonia; Argentina, Patagonia, Negro R; Argentina, Negro R

Summary Age, growth and reproductive characteristics of creole perch, Percichthys trucha, were investigated in the Negro River, southern Argentina from samples collected seasonally, December 1994–December 1995. Age was estimated via scale and whole otolith reading methods. Total length (n = 413) ran...