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Length-Weight, Length-Length Relationships and Condition of the Conchfish Astrapogon stellatus Cope, 1867 (Teleostei: Apogonidae) in the Mesoamerican Reef System, Mexico

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Length-weight (LWR), length-length (LLR) relationships and relative condition factor (Kn) were determined for the conchfish Astrapogon stellatus (Cope, 1867) in the Mesoamerican Reef System, Mexico. A total of 26 specimens were collected between 2016 and 2018. The LWR for A. stellatus was W = 0.0159*TL2.972. LLR was highly significant (r2 = 0.989) and the range of Kn was 0.85–1.26. These findings have not been previously reported in the literature, such data is valuable for understanding population dynamics for this a poorly known species that could be within some endangered category.

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The author wishes to express his gratitude to the professors and students of Instituto Tecnologico de Chetumal that helped in the monitoring of the Queen Conch. To the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), Xcalak Reefs National Park, Chinchorro Bank Biosphere Reserve, the local fishermen of the fishing cooperatives, the environmental group “Jovenes por Xcalak” and Francisco Castañeda for helping in editing figures. This project was funded by the CONANP through the Conservation of Endangered Species program.

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  1. S. C. P. P. “Pescadores del Banco Chinchorro” S.C de R.L., Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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  2. Tecnológico Nacional de México/I.T. Chetumal, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico

    Martha Beatriz Hernández-Millán, Alejandro Medina-Quej, José Manuel Castro-Pérez, Alejandra Guadalupe Moo-Archi & Emma Lucely Poot-Tuk

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Sabido-Itzá, M.M., Hernández-Millán, M.B., Medina-Quej, A. et al. Length-Weight, Length-Length Relationships and Condition of the Conchfish Astrapogon stellatus Cope, 1867 (Teleostei: Apogonidae) in the Mesoamerican Reef System, Mexico. Thalassas 37, 141–145 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-020-00280-2

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