Species Population Growth List - Merluccius capensis

Lm vs Linf graph	[n = 3]
Reproductive graph	[n = 3]

ø = 3.25
L inf = 117.0 cm TL
K = 0.1

Median record no. 12
3669Ref. 3669

Loo (cm)	Length Type	K (1/y)	t₀ (years)	Sex	Temp° C	Lm	Ø'	Country	Locality	Questionable	Captive
82.6	TL	0.190			15.0		3.11	South Africa	Southeast Atlantic, Div. 1.4 and 1.5	No	No
88.0	TL	0.140			15.0		3.04	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.5	No	No
92.1	TL	0.139			15.0		3.07	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.4	No	No
100.0	TL	0.140		M	18.0	29.5	3.15	South Africa	Agulhas Bank and adjacent slopes	No	No
100.0	TL	0.140			15.0		3.15	South Africa	Southeast Atlantic	No	No
111.0	TL	0.140	-0.10		15.0		3.24	South Africa	Southwest	No	No
111.0	TL	0.120			15.0		3.17	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.4	No	No
112.0	TL	0.125			15.0		3.20	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.3	No	No
115.0	TL	0.120		F	18.0	46.8	3.20	South Africa	Agulhas Bank and adjacent slopes	No	No
116.0	TL	0.130	0.44		15.0		3.24	South Africa		No	No
116.0	TL	0.130	0.44		15.0		3.24	South Africa	Cape fishing grounds (31°-35°S)	No	No
117.0	TL	0.131			15.0		3.25	South Africa		No	No
123.0	TL	0.070			15.0		3.02	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.5	No	No
126.0	TL	0.106			15.0		3.23	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.4	No	No
126.0	TL	0.110			15.0		3.24	South Africa	Southeast Atlantic, Div. 1.4 and 1.5	No	No
126.0	TL	0.110			15.0		3.24	South Africa	Southeast Atlantic, Div. 1.6	No	No
138.0	TL	0.088			15.0		3.22	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.5	No	No
140.0	TL	0.077			15.0		3.18	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.5	No	No
141.0	TL	0.091			15.0		3.26	South Africa		No	No
145.0	TL	0.086	-0.45	M	15.0	29.5	3.26	South Africa	West coast	No	No
150.0	TL	0.060			15.0		3.13	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.4	No	No
173.0	TL	0.066	0.12	F	15.0		3.30	South Africa	Lüderitz (Namibia) and Cape fishing grounds	Yes	No
175.0	TL	0.063			15.0		3.29	Namibia	ICSEAF Div. 1.4	Yes	No

Loo
(cm)

Length Type

K
(1/y)

t₀
(years)

Sex

M
(1/y)

Temp° C

Ø'

Country

Locality

Questionable

Captive

82.6

0.190

15.0

3.11

South Africa

Southeast Atlantic, Div. 1.4 and 1.5

88.0

0.140

15.0

3.04

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.5

92.1

0.139

15.0

3.07

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.4

100.0

0.140

18.0

29.5

3.15

South Africa

Agulhas Bank and adjacent slopes

100.0

0.140

15.0

3.15

South Africa

Southeast Atlantic

111.0

0.140

-0.10

15.0

3.24

South Africa

Southwest

111.0

0.120

15.0

3.17

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.4

112.0

0.125

15.0

3.20

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.3

115.0

0.120

18.0

46.8

3.20

South Africa

Agulhas Bank and adjacent slopes

116.0

0.130

0.44

15.0

3.24

South Africa

116.0

0.130

0.44

15.0

3.24

South Africa

Cape fishing grounds (31°-35°S)

117.0

0.131

15.0

3.25

South Africa

123.0

0.070

15.0

3.02

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.5

126.0

0.106

15.0

3.23

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.4

126.0

0.110

15.0

3.24

South Africa

Southeast Atlantic, Div. 1.4 and 1.5

126.0

0.110

15.0

3.24

South Africa

Southeast Atlantic, Div. 1.6

138.0

0.088

15.0

3.22

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.5

140.0

0.077

15.0

3.18

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.5

141.0

0.091

15.0

3.26

South Africa

145.0

0.086

-0.45

15.0

29.5

3.26

South Africa

West coast

150.0

0.060

15.0

3.13

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.4

173.0

0.066

0.12

15.0

3.30

South Africa

Lüderitz (Namibia) and Cape fishing grounds

Yes

175.0

0.063

15.0

3.29

Namibia

ICSEAF Div. 1.4

Yes

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