Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MC | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MPN, MPNE | food: biCi | class: |
| MRE = 0.072 | habitat: 0iMcd | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.010 | embryo: Mv | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 32 | 32.35 | (0.01096) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 8030 | 8103 | (0.009142) | d | life span | SmitSome2004 |
| Lp | 57 | 59.02 | (0.0355) | cm | total length at puberty | fishbase |
| Li | 88 | 93.17 | (0.0588) | cm | ultimate total length | fishbase |
| Wwb | 0.00052 | 0.0005178 | (0.004221) | g | wet weight at birth | guess |
| Wwp | 2851 | 2499 | (0.1234) | g | wet weight at puberty | fishbase |
| Wwi | 1e+04 | 9832 | (0.01684) | g | ultimate wet weight | fishbase |
| Ri | 4384 | 4411 | (0.006232) | #/d | temperature | guess |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL_f | ![]() | time since birth | total length | (0.09258) | SmitSome2004 |
| tL_m | ![]() | time since birth | total length | (0.1043) | SmitSome2004 |
| LW_f | ![]() | total length | weight | (0.1001) | SmitSome2004 |
| LW_m | ![]() | total length | weight | (0.09243) | SmitSome2004 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Zaprora silenus | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.03012 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 63.58 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.1642 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8017 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
Facts
- length-weight: Ww in g = 0.01738*(TL in cm)^2.97 (Ref: fishbase)
- Young to 7.2 cm are pelagic or bathypelagic, usually associated with jellyfish (Ref: fishbase)
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