Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: Aw | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: TPa | food: biO | class: |
| MRE = 0.035 | habitat: 0iFr | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.004 | embryo: Fc | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| am | 2190 | 2197 | (0.003278) | d | life span | guess |
| Lp | 13 | 11.99 | (0.0779) | cm | total length at puberty | guess |
| Li | 28.5 | 27.29 | (0.04259) | cm | ultimate total length | NgugMany2009 |
| Wwb | 2.14 | 2.131 | (0.004301) | g | wet weight at birth | guess |
| Wwp | 15.8 | 16.16 | (0.023) | g | wet weight at puberty | guess, fishbase |
| Wwi | 187.5 | 190.6 | (0.01671) | g | ultimate wet weight | NgugMany2009, fishbase |
| GSI | 0.1 | 0.1 | (0.0003825) | g/g | gonado somatic index | NgugMany2009 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW_f | ![]() | fork length | weight | (0.1057) | NgugMany2009 |
| LW_m | ![]() | fork length | weight | (0.1398) | NgugMany2009 |
| tL | ![]() | time since birth | total length | (0.03744) | NgugMany2009 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Amphilius uranoscopus | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.1467 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 20.17 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 2.691e-15 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 6.972e-13 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9083 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8006 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
Facts
- length-weight: W in g = 0.00490*(TL in cm)^3.15 (Ref: fishbase)
- widespread in Central and East Africa (Ref: fishbase)
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