Length-weight relationships for 21 coastal fish species of the Azores, north-eastern Atlantic

Length-weight relationships were estimated for 21 coastal fish species of t he Azores, namely Abudefduf luridus, Bothus podas, Chromis limbata, Coris j ulis, Diplodus sargus, Echiichthys vipera, Gaidropsarus guttatus, Labrus be rgylta, Mullus surmuletus, Phycis phycis, Pomatamus saltator Sarda sarda, S corpaena maderensis, Scorpaena notata, Seriola rivoliana, Serranus atricaud a, Spanisoma cretense, Sphyraena viridensis, Synodus saurus, Thalassoma pav e and Trachinotus ovatus. Significant length-weight relationships were foun d for all species. Sexual dimorphism did not affect the length-weight relat ionships, except in the cases of S. cretense and C. julis. Length-length eq uations for converting size measurements (standard length (SL) and fork len gth (FL) to total length (TL)) are also presented for all fish species. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.