
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Taylor, Richard B. 
A1  - Willis, Trevor J. 
T1  - Relationships amongst length, weight and growth of north-eastern New Zealand reef fishes
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 1998
VL  - 49
IS  - 3
SP  - 255
EP  - 260
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF97016 
N2  - This paper examines relationships amongst length, weight and growth parameters of teleost fishes found in shallow north-eastern New Zealand waters. Length&#8211;weight equations are presented for 51 species. Fish growth was described using the von Bertalanffy growth parameters L&infin; (asymptotic length) and K (growth constant), which were available for 19 species. Literature-derived values for adult body length showed a strong positive correlation with L&infin; (r2 = 0.89), which, after conversion to weight, was strongly negatively correlated with K (r 2 = 0.80). Regression equations describing these relationships can be used to predict L&infin; and K for fish species lacking such growth data. 
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