Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MA | migrate: Ma | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MIN, MPSW | food: biCi, biCvf | class: |
| MRE = 0.132 | habitat: biMd | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.055 | embryo: Fnm | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 45 | 47.91 | (0.0646) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 2555 | 2468 | (0.03414) | d | life span | fishbase |
| Lp | 55 | 40.52 | (0.2632) | cm | total length at puberty | guess |
| Li | 111 | 113.2 | (0.02024) | cm | ultimate total length | fishbase |
| Wwb | 0.3112 | 0.3185 | (0.02336) | g | wet weight at birth | UsmaAmin2013 |
| Wwp | 1660 | 386 | (0.7675) | g | wet weight at puberty | fishbase, guess |
| Wwi | 1.48e+04 | 8426 | (0.4307) | g | ultimate wet weight | fishbase |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN | ![]() | total length | fecundity | (0.2835) | UsmaAmin2013 |
| LW | ![]() | total length | weight | (0.191) | RabbHaqu2022 |
| tL | ![]() | time since birth | total length | (0.03979) | RabbHaqu2022 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Plotosus canius | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02112 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 16.82 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.6243 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.7787 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.7969 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- males are assumed not to differ from females
Facts
- length-weight: Ww in g = 0.00617*(TL in cm)^3.12 (Ref: fishbase)
- venomous; the only catfish in coral reefs (Ref: fishbase)
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