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Volume 30, No. (5), 2020 (October)
SPAWNING SEASON, SEASONAL CONDITION FACTOR AND ALLOMETRIC GROWTH PATTERN OF CHAENOGOBIUS GULOSUS (SAUVAGE, 1882) INHABITING ROCKY SUBTIDAL HABITATS IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN KOREA
J. M. Park1 and J. M. Jeong2*

Dokdo Research Center, East Sea Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Uljin 36315, Korea

Fisheries Resources Research Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Tongyeong 56034, Korea

Corresponding Author: jaemookjeong@korea.kr
Page Number(s): 1292-1297
Published Online First: June 25, 2020
Publication Date: June 25, 2020
ABSTRACT

This study presents data on spawning season, length-weight and length-length relationships, and seasonal condition factors of Chaenogobius gulosus (Sauvage, 1882) inhabiting rocky subtidal habitat in the south-eastern Korea. Monthly changes in the gonadosomatic index (GSI) indicated that the spawning period was from December to April. Values of the exponent b, estimated by nonlinear least squares from weight and length data, ranged from 2.860 for mature group to 3.184 for immature fishes, but it was similar between spawning and non-spawning seasons, and between female and male fishes. All relationships between total and standard length were linear (r2> 0.947). The condition factors were significantly higher during the spawning season than during the non-spawning season, but those were not significant between immature and mature groups, and between female and male fishes. The results from this study can contribute to increasing our knowledge on biology of C. gulosus, and are useful data for conservation and management of this species.

Keywords: Chaenogobius gulosus, condition factor, LLR, LWR, Tongyeong

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