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Fecundity of Merluccius merluccius
Main Ref: Murua, H., L. Motos and D. Marrale, 1996
Country:  
Locality: Bay of Biscay, 1994-95
Ecosystem:
Absolute Fecundity Fecundity Type: 
  min     (g) (cm)   Ref:
  max     (g) (cm)  
  mean     (g) (cm)  
Comments on Fecundity: Rel. fec. (number of vitellogenic oocytes per g gonad free weight). Sarano (1984) gives a total fecundity of 61057 eggs for a 60 cm TL fish (Ref.75314).
Relative Fecundity
Min: 298 Ref.:
Mean: 957 Ref.:
Max: 1606 Ref.:
Fecundity/length relationship ( F = a * L ^b):
  Size: 60 - (cm) TL 
  n:
  a: 2.290 95% confidence limit:  
  b: 2.144 95% confidence limit:  
  r2:  
Spawning Cycles: (1/y)   Ref:
Comments: Rel. fec. (number of vitellogenic oocytes per g gonad free weight). Sarano (1984) gives a total fecundity of 61057 eggs for a 60 cm TL fish (Ref. 75314).
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