Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: Aw | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: TN | food: biCi | class: |
| MRE = 0.053 | habitat: biFr, biFl | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.006 | embryo: Fnm | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 5 | 5.793 | (0.1586) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 1825 | 1823 | (0.001133) | d | life span | guess |
| Lp | 36.51 | 39.08 | (0.07051) | cm | total length at puberty for females | FilhBazz2020 |
| Lpm | 29.88 | 32.36 | (0.0829) | cm | total length at puberty for males | FilhBazz2020 |
| Li | 72 | 66.54 | (0.07582) | cm | ultimate total length | fishbase |
| Wwb | 0.0018 | 0.001837 | (0.02049) | g | wet weight at birth | MeloCruz2022 |
| Wwp | 783 | 770.3 | (0.01626) | g | wet weight at puberty for females | FilhBazz2020 |
| Wwpm | 444.1 | 437.1 | (0.01581) | g | wet weight at puberty for males | FilhBazz2020 |
| Wwi | 3500 | 3801 | (0.08606) | g | ultimate wet weight | fishbase |
| GSI | 0.03 | 0.03023 | (0.007533) | g/g | gonado somatic index | FilhBazz2020 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL | ![]() | time since hatch | total length | (0.01944) | MellSant2015 |
| tL_fm | ![]() | time since hatch | total length | (0.06693) | FilhBazz2020 |
| tW_fm | ![]() | time since hatch | weight | (0.1121) | FilhBazz2020 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Lophiosilurus alexandri | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.03531 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 25.95 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.4028 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9706 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8006 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.98 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- males are assumed to differ from females by E_Hp only
Facts
- length-weight: Ww in g = 0.00646*(TL in cm)^3.09 (Ref: fishbase)
- endemic to the rio Sao Francisco basin (Ref: fishbase)
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