Age, growth, and reproductive biology of the five-lined snapper Lutjanus quinquelineatus around Okinawa-jima Island, southern Japan

• Published in: Fisheries science Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 503 - 512
• Main Authors: Araki, Katsuya, Tachihara, Katsunori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.07.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Animal morphology; Biology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biometry; Females; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Food Science; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Gonadosomatic index; Growth; histology; Japan; Length; Life Sciences; Life span; longevity; Lutjanus; Lutjanus quinquelineatus; Males; Original Article; Otoliths; snapper; Spawning; Spawning seasons; Japan; Okinawa; Five-lined snapper; Life history; Sexual maturity; Lutjanidae; Otolith

The age, growth, and reproductive biology of the five-lined snapper Lutjanus quinquelineatus was estimated using 709 specimens (44.2–197.7 mm) collected from November 2012 to November 2014 around Okinawa-jima Island, southern Japan. The oldest age estimated by sectioned otoliths and maximum standard...