Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MB | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MASW, MISE | food: bjPz, jiCi, jiCvf | class: |
| MRE = 0.067 | habitat: 0jMp, jiMd | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.012 | embryo: Mp | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 9 | 9.459 | (0.05101) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 5840 | 5829 | (0.001881) | d | life span | fishbase |
| Lp | 34.3 | 29.83 | (0.1302) | cm | total length at puberty for females | McPhShip2001 |
| Lpm | 29.9 | 27.24 | (0.08889) | cm | total length at puberty for males | McPhShip2001 |
| Li | 75 | 76.24 | (0.0165) | cm | ultimate total length | fishbase |
| Wwb | 0.0008 | 0.0007879 | (0.01512) | g | wet weight at birth | Yusc1985 |
| Wwp | 383 | 285.3 | (0.255) | g | wet weight at puberty | fishbase |
| Wwi | 4775 | 4762 | (0.002813) | g | ultimate female wet weight | fishbase |
| GSI | 0.07 | 0.07011 | (0.001606) | g/g | gonado somatic index | McPhShip2001 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW_f | ![]() | total length | weight | (0.1159) | McPhShip2001 |
| LW_m | ![]() | total length | weight | (0.1443) | McPhShip2001 |
| tL_fm | ![]() | time since birth | total length | (0.04738) | McPhShip2001 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Chelidonichthys capensis | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.08644 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 17.15 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.6099 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9002 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8001 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} and E_Hp
Facts
- Length-Weight relationship: W in g = 0.00912*(TL in cm)^3.05 (Ref: fishbase)
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