(mm) and fish length

TABLE SI. Relationships of otolith length (mm) and fish length (mm) for north-‐eastern Atlantic Ocean species. The number of specimens (n), descriptive statistics and regression coefficient and its explained deviance (%) are given for each equation. LT; total length, LP; preanal length, LF; furcal length, LS; standard length

Species ANGUILLIFORMES Congridae Conger conger Myrocongridae Myroconger compressus Synaphobranchidae Synaphobranchus kaupii AULOPIFORMES Aulopidae Aulopus filamentosus Ipnopidae Bathypterois dubius BERYCIFORMES Diretmidae Diretmichthys parini Trachichthyidae Hoplostethus mediterraneus GADIFORMES

Gadidae Trisopterus spp. Trisopterus luscus Trisopterus minutus Lotidae Gaidropsarus vulgaris Molva spp. Molva macrophthalma Molva molva Macrouridae

Fish length n Length type Mean sd 129 6 10 8 5 5 6 5 4 1 6 5 2 3

L T L T L T L T L S L T L T L T LT LT L T LT LT LT

Otholith width min-‐max Mean sd man-‐max

94·∙36 718-‐1700 1159·∙22 ± 1 458·∙83 ± 80·∙22 345-‐570 438·∙60 ± 156·∙40 220-‐666 367·∙25 ± 53·∙79 297-‐423 156·∙40 ± 14·∙88 140-‐180 9·∙67 221-‐315 263·∙20 ± 3 6·∙28 116-‐222 159·∙67 ± 3 8·∙71 180-‐230 210·∙00 ± 1 207·∙50 ± 20·∙62 180-‐230 220·∙00 305·∙00 ± 39·∙66 260-‐361 536·∙60 ± 253·∙51 190-‐737 265·∙50 ± 106·∙77 190-‐341 717·∙33 ± 18·∙61 700-‐737

·∙35 11·∙94 ± 1

8·∙48-‐16·∙97

4·∙15 ± 0·∙59

3·∙44-‐4·∙98

2·∙77 ± 0·∙90

1·∙40-‐3·∙94

± 0·∙85 8·∙02

6·∙83-‐9·∙01

3·∙46 ± 0·∙36

2·∙92-‐3·∙90

·∙61 8·∙62 ± 0

8·∙13-‐9·∙66

·∙98 7·∙60-‐13·∙28 9·∙58 ± 1

·∙49 9·∙60 ± 0

8·∙78-‐10·∙00

9·∙52 ± 0·∙54 9·∙90 5·∙66 ± 0·∙41

8·∙78-‐10·∙00 5·∙18-‐6·∙20

9·∙66 ± 4·∙28 4·∙36-‐13·∙29 5·∙04 ± 0·∙95 4·∙36-‐5·∙71 12·∙74 ± 0·∙74 11·∙90-‐13·∙29

Regression coeficients

a

b

Explained deviance

70·∙29 1·∙13

59·∙36

81·∙08 1·∙22

96·∙65

149·∙23 1·∙05

90·∙47

21·∙44 1·∙36

95·∙70

53·∙74 0·∙86

85·∙67

6·∙58 1·∙71

68·∙36

14·∙60 1·∙06

96·∙09

7·∙33 1·∙48 32·∙96 1·∙28 51·∙94 1·∙03

73·∙35 50·∙73 96·∙13

Coryphaenoides spp. Coryphaenoides rudis Coryphaenoides zaniophorus Merlucciidae Merluccius merluccius Moridae Laemonema laureysi Phycidae Phycis physis LOPHIIFORMES Chaunacidae Chaunax suttkusi MYCTOPHIFORMES Myctophidae Diaphus spp. Diaphus adenomus Diaphus dumerilii Diaphus holti Diaphus lucidus Diaphus metopoclampus Diaphus mollis Diaphus perspicillatus Diaphus rafinesquii Diaphus termophilus Hygophum spp. Hygophum benoiti Hygophum hygomii Hygophum reinhardtii Hygophum taaningi Lampanyctus spp. Lampanyctus alatus Lampanyctus crocodilus Lampanyctus festivus

8 2 6

20 6 11 5 20 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 7 2 3 1 1 7 1 1 1

LP LP LP

133·∙00 ± 62·∙99 232·∙50 ± 3·∙54 99·∙83 ± 16·∙51

L T

96·∙38 180-‐938 440·∙40 ± 1

L T

1·∙29 264·∙50 ± 9

125-‐372

L T

3·∙44 404·∙64 ± 4

340-‐490

L T

196·∙00 ± 20·∙41

71-‐235 230-‐235 71-‐119

170-‐226

L T

64·∙60 ± 13·∙71

39-‐83

LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

57·∙50 ± 10·∙61 72·∙33 ± 6·∙43 47·∙00 55·∙00 75·∙50 ± 2·∙12 44·∙50 ± 7·∙78 64·∙00 ± 5·∙66 71·∙00 ± 18·∙25 76·∙67 ± 2·∙89 51·∙43 ± 11·∙44 52·∙50 ± 3·∙54 60·∙00 ± 8·∙66 35·∙00 40·∙00 72·∙86 ± 43·∙67 55·∙00 140·∙00 130·∙00

50-‐65 65-‐77 47-‐47 74-‐77 39-‐50 60-‐68 50-‐83 75-‐80 35-‐70 50-‐55 55-‐70 35-‐140

13·∙35 ± 5·∙48 8·∙85-‐22·∙78 22·∙07 ± 1·∙00 21·∙36-‐22·∙78 10·∙45 ± 1·∙13 8·∙85-‐11·∙96 ·∙16 18·∙08 ± 7

8·∙91-‐38·∙57

·∙78 9·∙58 ± 1

7·∙08-‐11·∙78

·∙78 14·∙64-‐16·∙98 15·∙77 ± 0

6·∙73 ± 0·∙35

6·∙18-‐7·∙10

3·∙66 ± 0·∙78

2·∙02-‐5·∙08

3·∙13 ± 0·∙54 3·∙96 ± 0·∙18 3·∙18 ± 0·∙10 2·∙88 4·∙39 ± 0·∙26 2·∙45 ± 0·∙60 3·∙20 ± 0·∙21 4·∙41 ± 0·∙98 4·∙15 ± 0·∙10 2·∙28 ± 0·∙87 1·∙97 ± 0·∙25 3·∙14 ± 0·∙28 1·∙13 1·∙50 1·∙75 ± 0·∙89 1·∙66 2·∙82 3·∙15

2·∙74-‐3·∙51 3·∙75-‐4·∙09 3·∙11-‐3·∙25 4·∙20-‐4·∙57 2·∙02-‐2·∙87 3·∙05-‐3·∙34 3·∙29-‐5·∙08 4·∙04-‐4·∙22 1·∙13-‐3·∙32 1·∙79-‐2·∙14 2·∙81-‐3·∙32 0·∙86-‐3·∙15

7·∙29 1·∙12

95·∙49

14·∙56 0·∙82

29·∙44

19·∙49 1·∙08

96·∙51

3·∙80 1·∙87

96·∙53

2·∙64 1·∙82

69·∙82

4·∙96 1·∙93

87·∙21

20·∙08 0·∙90

84·∙13

34·∙98 0·∙49

78·∙49

37·∙51 1·∙15

95·∙10

Lampanyctus photonotus Lampanyctus pusillus Lobianchia spp. Lobianchia dofleini Lobianchia gemellarii Notoscopelus spp. Notoscopelus bolini Notoscopelus resplendens PERCIFORMES

Callionymidae Callionymus lyra Epigonidae Epigonus telescopus Haemulidae Parapristipoma octolineatum Pomadasys incisus Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regius Umbrina spp. Umbrina canariensis Umbrina cirrosa Serranidae Serranus spp. Serranus atricauda Serranus cabrilla Serranus scriba Sparidae Dentex spp. Dentex macrophthalmus Dentex marrocanus Diplodus spp. Diplodus cervinus Diplodus puntazzo

2 2 5 2 3 6 4 2 5 14 11 24 9 9 4 5 904 557 323 24 81 20 61 144 36 10

LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

57·∙50 ± 3·∙54 35·∙00 62·∙00 ± 23·∙08 37·∙50 ± 3·∙54 78·∙33 ± 7·∙64 88·∙50 ± 3·∙94 89·∙00 ± 4·∙55 87·∙50 ± 3·∙54

55-‐60 35-‐35 35-‐85 35-‐40 70-‐85 85-‐95 85-‐95 85-‐90

L T

217·∙00 ± 46·∙85

160-‐285

L T

544·∙43 ± 60·∙65

455-‐690

L T LT

339·∙91 ± 33·∙97 222·∙29 ± 10·∙71

284-‐387 202-‐245

L T LT LT LT

592·∙00 ± 525·∙55 345·∙11 ± 37·∙71 366·∙25 ± 27·∙20 328·∙20 ± 38·∙54

70-‐1530 264-‐405 345-‐405 264-‐366

L T LT LT LT

9·∙59 240·∙39 ± 5 260·∙73 ± 65·∙18 205·∙78 ± 25·∙33 234·∙04 ± 29·∙32

111-‐432 111-‐432 142-‐269 184-‐281

L T LT LT LT LT LT

232·∙72 ± 40·∙56 261·∙50 ± 31·∙18 223·∙28 ± 38·∙97 217·∙70 ± 58·∙55 225·∙81 ± 81·∙66 271·∙50 ± 69·∙56

149-‐309 202-‐306 149-‐309 105-‐505 135-‐505 190-‐425

1·∙41 ± 0·∙01 0·∙91 ± 0·∙06 4·∙36 ± 1·∙83 2·∙39 ± 0·∙21 5·∙67 ± 0·∙46 3·∙86 ± 0·∙33 3·∙92 ± 0·∙33 3·∙73 ± 0·∙42

3·∙60 ± 0·∙61

1·∙40-‐1·∙41 0·∙86-‐0·∙95 2·∙24-‐6·∙20 2·∙24-‐2·∙54 5·∙33-‐6·∙20 3·∙43-‐4·∙18 3·∙44-‐4·∙18 3·∙43-‐4·∙03 2·∙98-‐4·∙51

18·∙90 ± 1·∙28 17·∙20-‐21·∙54 11·∙76 ± 0·∙86 10·∙56-‐13·∙53 10·∙17 ± 0·∙68 8·∙69-‐11·∙30 14·∙84 ± 9·∙13 3·∙44-‐30·∙06 12·∙92 ± 1·∙30 9·∙79-‐14·∙11 13·∙31 ± 0·∙62 12·∙63-‐14·∙11 12·∙61 ± 1·∙68 9·∙79-‐14·∙02 ·∙34 4·∙28-‐12·∙14 7·∙71 ± 1 7·∙93 ± 1·∙52 4·∙278-‐12·∙14 7·∙41 ± 0·∙82 4·∙96-‐9·∙43 6·∙68 ± 1·∙08 4·∙94-‐9·∙43 10·∙25 ± 1·∙60 11·∙49 ± 1·∙36 9·∙84 ± 1·∙46 6·∙71 ± 1·∙26 7·∙04 ± 1·∙74 6·∙80 ± 0·∙84

6·∙82-‐13·∙95 9·∙16-‐13·∙95 6·∙82-‐13·∙02 3·∙90-‐12·∙35 4·∙81-‐12·∙35 5·∙38-‐8·∙52

17·∙62 0·∙86

98·∙43

53·∙94 0·∙37

52·∙50

45·∙59 1·∙22

92·∙97

19·∙78 1·∙13

47·∙29

16·∙10 1·∙24 67·∙59 0·∙51

84·∙40 51·∙63

12·∙62 1·∙40 27·∙41 0·∙99

90·∙32 82·∙29

39·∙74 0·∙83

91·∙88

17·∙07 20·∙96 28·∙67 61·∙77

1·∙29 1·∙22 0·∙98 0·∙70

80·∙57 87·∙84 79·∙39 81·∙85

19·∙24 25·∙43 16·∙95 18·∙54 15·∙24 5·∙55

1·∙07 0·∙95 1·∙13 1·∙29 1·∙37 2·∙02

92·∙27 90·∙55 91·∙32 83·∙62 93·∙84 93·∙44

Diplodus sargus Lithognathus mormyrus Oblada melanura Spondyliosoma cantharus Pagellus spp. Pagellus acarne Pagellus belloti Pagellus bograveo Pagellus erythrinus Pagrus pagrus Sarpa salpa Trichiuridae Aphanopus spp. Aphanopus carbo Aphanopus intermedius Lepidopus caudatus POLYMIXIIFORMES

98 80 61 174 473 98 5 2 368 20 120

Polymixiidae Polymixia nobilis SCORPAENIFORMES Scorpaenidae Pontinus kuhlii Sebastidae Helicolenus dactylopterus STOMIIFORMES

71

Phosichthyidae Vinciguerria spp. Vinciguerria attenuata Vinciguerria nimbaria Vinciguerria poweriae

8 4 4 41

15 28 7 2 3 2

LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

209·∙23 ± 42·∙46 217·∙86 ± 79·∙47 195·∙97 ± 59·∙71 222·∙89 ± 55·∙13 237·∙03 ± 55·∙23 212·∙66 ± 37·∙52 177·∙40 ± 6·∙69 239·∙00 ± 1·∙41 244·∙32 ± 57·∙36 284·∙75 ± 53·∙55 248·∙71 ± 75·∙54

105-‐300 70-‐340 95-‐355 85-‐360 80-‐396 125-‐270 170-‐188 238-‐240 80-‐396 211-‐410 65-‐430

L T LT LT LT

995·∙50 ± 202·∙67 1049·∙50 ± 116·∙47 941·∙50 ± 272·∙95 1057·∙15 ± 143·∙15

638-‐1296 905-‐1188 638-‐1296 845-‐1483

L T

267·∙28 ± 78·∙65

170-‐435

L T

4·∙30 297·∙80 ± 6

203-‐400

L T

2·∙71 315·∙00 ± 7

170-‐430

L T

34-‐50

LT LT

39·∙43 ± 6·∙02 47·∙50 ± 3·∙54 34·∙67 ± 0·∙58

LT

38·∙50 ± 2·∙12

37-‐40

45-‐50 34-‐35

6·∙58 ± 1·∙06 6·∙85 ± 1·∙96 6·∙74 ± 1·∙34 7·∙89 ± 1·∙62 9·∙56 ± 2·∙18 8·∙10 ± 1·∙37 6·∙89 ± 0·∙23 8·∙43 ± 0·∙05 9·∙99 ± 2·∙19 10·∙81 ± 1·∙79 6·∙52 ± 1·∙39

3·∙90-‐9·∙18 3·∙16-‐9·∙34 4·∙25-‐10·∙09 4·∙15-‐11·∙44 3·∙83-‐15·∙11 4·∙98-‐10·∙36 6·∙54-‐7·∙14 8·∙40-‐8·∙46 3·∙83-‐15·∙11 8·∙74-‐15·∙14 2·∙34-‐9·∙61

8·∙24 ± 1·∙21 8·∙49 ± 0·∙85 7·∙99 ± 1·∙59 6·∙67 ± 0·∙64

6·∙02-‐9·∙81 7·∙34-‐9·∙3 6·∙02-‐9·∙81 5·∙21-‐8·∙24

9·∙39 ± 2·∙10

6·∙51-‐14·∙44

·∙89 12·∙79 ± 1

9·∙70-‐16·∙30

·∙32 12·∙29 ± 2

7·∙64-‐16·∙28

1·∙20 ± 0·∙28 1·∙48 ± 0·∙07 0·∙92 ± 0·∙08

0·∙85-‐1·∙53

1·∙35 ± 0·∙16

1·∙23-‐1·∙46

1·∙43-‐1·∙53 0·∙85-‐1·∙00

23·∙02 16·∙86 11·∙10 20·∙21 25·∙93 26·∙29 36·∙95

1·∙17 1·∙32 1·∙50 1·∙16 0·∙98 1·∙00 0·∙81

86·∙73 96·∙56 94·∙50 91·∙54 92·∙84 93·∙84 49·∙51

22·∙06 1·∙04 25·∙83 1·∙01 16·∙97 1·∙43

93·∙89 77·∙92 93·∙26

53·∙70 1·∙38

94·∙07

107·∙60 1·∙20

70·∙56

14·∙37 1·∙30

97·∙74

8·∙06 1·∙41

94·∙16

16·∙28 1·∙18

94·∙24

36·∙06 0·∙52

64·∙86

TABLE SII. Relationships of otolith width (mm) and fish length (mm) for north-‐eastern Atlantic Ocean species. The number of specimens (n), descriptive statistics and regression coefficient and its explained deviance (%) are given for each equation. LT; total length, LP; preanal length, LF; furcal length, LS; standard length Fish length

Species ANGUILLIFORME Congridae Conger conger Myrocongridae Myroconger compressus Synaphobranchidae Synaphobranchus kaupii AULOPIFORMES

n 136 6 10

Aulopidae Aulopus filamentosus Ipnopidae Bathypterois dubius BERYCIFORMES

8

Diretmidae Diretmichthys parini Trachichthyidae Hoplostethus mediterraneus GADIFORMES Gadidae Trisopterus spp. Trisopterus luscus Trisopterus minutus Lotidae Gaidropsarus vulgaris Molva spp. Molva macrophthalma Molva molva Macrouridae Coryphaenoides spp.

5

5

6 5 4 1 6 5 2 3 8

Length type

Mean

sd

L T

1153·∙26 ± 193·∙57

L T

458·∙83 ± 80·∙22

L T

438·∙60 ± 156·∙40

L T

367·∙25 ± 53·∙79

L S

156·∙40 ± 14·∙88

L T

263·∙20 ± 39·∙67

L T

159·∙67 ± 36·∙28

L T

210·∙00 ± 18·∙71 207·∙50 ± 20·∙62 220·∙00 305·∙00 ± 39·∙66

LT LT L T LT LT LT L P

536·∙60 ± 253·∙51 265·∙50 ± 106·∙77 717·∙33 ± 18·∙61 133·∙00 ± 62·∙99

min-‐max

Otholith width Mean sd min-‐max

718-‐1700 345-‐570 220-‐666 297-‐423 140-‐180 221-‐315 116-‐222 180-‐230 180-‐230 260-‐361 190-‐737 190-‐341 700-‐737 71-‐235

3·∙83-‐6·∙49


5·∙00 ± 0·∙57 2·∙66 ± 0·∙35 2·∙22-‐3·∙12 2·∙15 ± 0·∙65 1·∙19-‐2·∙92 3·∙09 ± 0·∙27 2·∙58-‐3·∙48 1·∙99 ± 0·∙19 1·∙70-‐2·∙18 11·∙64 ± 0·∙83 11·∙05-‐13·∙09 6·∙76 ± 1·∙30 5·∙07-‐9·∙035 4·∙22-‐5·∙27 4·∙778 ± 0·∙4 4·∙655 ± 0·∙3 4·∙22-‐4·∙89 5·∙27 2·∙12 ± 0·∙16 1·∙93-‐2·∙34 3·∙56 ± 1·∙32 1·∙85-‐4·∙58 2·∙13 ± 0·∙40 1·∙85-‐2·∙41 4·∙51 ± 0·∙11 4·∙39-‐4·∙58 8·∙27 ± 3·∙30 5·∙18-‐14·∙04

a

b

Explained deviance

197·∙85 1·∙10

56·∙01

156·∙78 1·∙10

69·∙74

177·∙42 1·∙17

94·∙61

88·∙61 1·∙26

55·∙86

90·∙27 0·∙80

67·∙29

6·∙69 1·∙50

51·∙23

17·∙30 1·∙16

98·∙22

0·∙17 0·∙07

72·∙09

146·∙74 0·∙97 99·∙39 1·∙31

33·∙81

11·∙56 1·∙15

95·∙91

98·∙07

Coryphaenoides rudis Coryphaenoides zaniophorus Merlucciidae Merluccius merluccius Moridae Laemonema laureysi Phycidae Phycis physis LOPHIIFORMES Chaunacidae Chaunax suttkusi MYCTOPHIFORMES Myctophidae Diaphus spp. Diaphus adenomus Diaphus dumerilii Diaphus holti Diaphus lucidus Diaphus metopoclampus Diaphus mollis Diaphus perspicillatus Diaphus rafinesquii Diaphus termophilus Hygophum spp. Hygophum benoiti Hygophum hygomii Hygophum reinhardtii Hygophum taaningi Lampanyctus spp. Lampanyctus alatus Lampanyctus crocodilus Lampanyctus festivus Lampanyctus photonotus Lampanyctus pusillus

2 6 20 6 11 5 20 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 7 2 3 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 2

LP LP L T

L T

L T

L T L T LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

232·∙50 ± 3·∙54 99·∙83 ± 16·∙51 440·∙40 ± 196·∙38 91·∙29 264·∙50 ± 404·∙64 ± 43·∙44 20·∙41 196·∙00 ± 13·∙71 64·∙60 ± 57·∙50 ± 10·∙61 72·∙33 ± 6·∙43 47·∙00 55·∙00 2·∙12 75·∙50 ± 44·∙50 ± 7·∙78 64·∙00 ± 5·∙66 71·∙00 ± 18·∙25 76·∙67 ± 2·∙89 51·∙43 ± 11·∙44 52·∙50 ± 3·∙54 60·∙00 ± 8·∙66 35·∙00 40·∙00 72·∙86 ± 43·∙67 55·∙00 140·∙00 130·∙00 3·∙54 57·∙50 ± 35·∙00 ±

230-‐235 71-‐119 180-‐938 125-‐372 340-‐490 170-‐226 39-‐83 50-‐65 65-‐77 47-‐47 74-‐77 39-‐50 60-‐68 50-‐83 75-‐80 35-‐70 50-‐55 55-‐70 35-‐140 55-‐60 35-‐35

13·∙46 ± 0·∙82 12·∙88-‐14·∙04 6·∙54 ± 0·∙87 5·∙18-‐7·∙54 6·∙67 ± 2·∙03 3·∙59-‐11·∙50 3·∙58 ± 0·∙77 2·∙43-‐4·∙65 6·∙76 ± 0·∙47 6·∙09-‐7·∙40 4·∙62 ± 0·∙19 4·∙38-‐4·∙85 2·∙88 ± 0·∙65 1·∙61-‐4·∙01 2·∙38 ± 0·∙40 2·∙10-‐2·∙66 2·∙82 ± 0·∙19 2·∙60-‐2·∙95 2·∙62 ± 0·∙19 2·∙48-‐2·∙75 2·∙28 0·∙18 3·∙89 ± 3·∙76-‐4·∙01 1·∙90 ± 0·∙40 1·∙61-‐2·∙18 2·∙59 ± 0·∙17 2·∙47-‐2·∙71 3·∙28 ± 0·∙71 2·∙47-‐3·∙77 3·∙42 ± 0·∙17 3·∙28-‐3·∙61 2·∙16 ± 0·∙79 1·∙08-‐3·∙11 1·∙93 ± 0·∙08 1·∙87-‐1·∙98 2·∙93 ± 0·∙26 2·∙63-‐3·∙11 1·∙08 1·∙40 1·∙59 ± 0·∙73 0·∙87-‐2·∙63 1·∙52 2·∙60 2·∙63 0·∙02 1·∙28 ± 1·∙26-‐1·∙29 0·∙93 ± 0·∙08 0·∙87-‐0·∙98

18·∙70 0·∙89

49·∙99

26·∙92 1·∙46

97·∙33

37·∙78 1·∙52

91·∙63

37·∙99 1·∙24

66·∙33

43·∙10 0·∙99

14·∙97

27·∙80 0·∙80

75·∙99

35·∙32 0·∙51

79·∙20

38·∙33 1·∙30

97·∙68

Lobianchia spp. Lobianchia dofleini Lobianchia gemellarii Notoscopelus spp. Notoscopelus bolini Notoscopelus resplendens PERCIFORMES

5 2 3 6 4 2

Callionymidae Callionymus lyra 5 Epigonidae Epigonus telescopus 16 Haemulidae Parapristipoma octolineatum 17 Pomadasys incisus 24 Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regius 9 Umbrina spp·∙ 9 Umbrina canariensis 4 Umbrina cirrosa 5 Serranidae Serranus spp. 1003 Serranus atricauda 627 Serranus cabrilla 349 Serranus scriba 27 Sparidae Dentex spp. 85 Dentex macrophthalmus 21 Dentex marrocanus 64 Diplodus spp. 153 Diplodus cervinus 39 Diplodus puntazzo 10 Diplodus sargus 104 Lithognathus mormyrus 87 Oblada melanura 67

LT LT LT LT LT LT

62·∙00 37·∙50 78·∙33 88·∙50 89·∙00 87·∙50

± ± ± ± ± ±

23·∙08 3·∙54 7·∙64 3·∙94 4·∙55 3·∙54

L T

217·∙00 ± 46·∙85

L T

542·∙25 ± 61·∙26

L T LT

341·∙76 ± 37·∙86 222·∙29 ± 10·∙71

L T LT LT LT

592·∙00 345·∙11 366·∙25 328·∙20

± ± ± ±

525·∙55 37·∙71 27·∙20 38·∙54

L T LT LT LT

239·∙14 258·∙34 205·∙16 232·∙48

± ± ± ±

59·∙99 65·∙94 25·∙53 29·∙00

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

232·∙13 261·∙90 222·∙36 217·∙84 227·∙54 271·∙50 209·∙04 218·∙84 196·∙40

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

40·∙24 30·∙44 38·∙37 57·∙99 80·∙30 69·∙56 42·∙05 78·∙22 57·∙18

35-‐85 35-‐40 70-‐85 85-‐95 85-‐95 85-‐90 160-‐285 455-‐690 256-‐399 202-‐245 70-‐1530 264-‐405 345-‐405 264-‐366 111-‐432 111-‐432 141-‐269 184-‐281 149-‐309 202-‐306 149-‐309 105-‐505 135-‐505 190-‐425 105-‐300 70-‐340 95-‐355

3·∙43 1·∙94 4·∙43 2·∙32 2·∙26 2·∙44

± ± ± ± ± ±

1·∙40 0·∙19 0·∙38 0·∙18 0·∙16 0·∙22

1·∙80-‐4·∙87 1·∙80-‐2·∙07 4·∙17-‐4·∙87 2·∙06-‐2·∙59 2·∙06-‐2·∙39 2·∙28-‐2·∙59

1·∙34-‐2·∙02

1·∙72 ± 0·∙28

11·∙99 ± 1·∙04 9·∙92-‐14·∙57 6·∙39 ± 0·∙47 6·∙82 ± 0·∙35

5·∙62-‐7·∙19 6·∙13-‐7·∙45

8·∙68 9·∙12 9·∙22 9·∙05

± ± ± ±

4·∙94 2·∙44-‐17·∙47 0·∙70 7·∙62-‐10·∙05 0·∙35 8·∙93-‐9·∙70 0·∙94 7·∙62-‐10·∙05

3·∙14 3·∙27 2·∙96 2·∙40

± ± ± ±

0·∙57 0·∙63 0·∙31 0·∙34

1·∙85-‐5·∙08 1·∙85-‐5·∙08 2·∙20-‐3·∙83 1·∙99-‐3·∙24

7·∙54 8·∙09 7·∙36 3·∙49 3·∙96 3·∙99 3·∙27 3·∙49 4·∙02

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙94 0·∙77 0·∙93 0·∙64 0·∙84 0·∙40 0·∙43 0·∙78 0·∙63

5·∙07-‐9·∙89 6·∙63-‐9·∙82 5·∙07-‐9·∙04 2·∙13-‐6·∙68 2·∙69-‐6·∙68 3·∙39-‐4·∙63 2·∙14-‐4·∙35 1·∙92-‐4·∙64 2·∙61-‐5·∙37

20·∙80 0·∙89 66·∙36 0·∙34 107·∙10 1·∙29 58·∙53 0·∙90 35·∙61 1·∙22 59·∙31 0·∙69 27·∙61 1·∙40 24·∙69 1·∙19 31·∙16 1·∙07 57·∙84 1·∙24 61·∙72 1·∙21 73·∙63 0·∙94 118·∙80 0·∙77 18·∙65 1·∙25 32·∙75 0·∙99 18·∙81 1·∙24 45·∙87 1·∙24 26·∙84 1·∙54 9·∙25 2·∙43 41·∙27 1·∙37 26·∙45 1·∙67 14·∙12 1·∙88

98·∙20 37·∙07 87·∙19 46·∙01 66·∙49 53·∙98 85·∙10 72·∙20 90·∙48 79·∙47 85·∙47 65·∙63 75·∙76 79·∙22 69·∙56 78·∙51 78·∙02 93·∙54 87·∙73 80·∙86 93·∙59 90·∙44

Spondyliosoma cantharus Pagellus acarne Pagellus belloti Pagellus erythrinus Pagrus pagrus Sarpa salpa Trichiuridae

Aphanopus spp. Aphanopus carbo Aphanopus intermedius

8 4 4

Benthodesmus elongatus Lepidopus caudatus POLYMIXIIFORMES

55 45

Polymixiidae Polymixia nobilis SCORPAENIFORMES Scorpaenidae Pontinus khulii Sebastidae Helicolenus dactylopterus STOMIIFORMES

71

Phosichthyidae Vinciguerria spp. Vinciguerria attenuata Vinciguerria nimbaria Vinciguerria poweriae

201 128 10 404 28 144

17 32 7 2 3 2

LT LT LT LT LT LT L T LT LT LT LT L T L T L T L T LT LT LT

222·∙28 211·∙63 179·∙10 245·∙40 293·∙93 247·∙43

± ± ± ± ± ±

55·∙70 37·∙75 6·∙28 57·∙07 55·∙36 76·∙84

85-‐370 120-‐281 170-‐188 80-‐396 211-‐410 65-‐430 995·∙50 ± 202·∙67 638-‐1296 1049·∙50 ± 116·∙47 905-‐1188 941·∙50 ± 272·∙95 638-‐1296 1004-‐ 1168·∙84 ± 56·∙92 1292 1071·∙27 ± 157·∙25 845-‐1483 267·∙28 ± 78·∙65 170-‐435 299·∙47 ± 61·∙39 203-‐400 310·∙22 ± 72·∙36 170-‐430 39·∙43 ± 6·∙02 34-‐50 47·∙50 ± 3·∙54 45-‐50 34·∙67 ± 0·∙58 34-‐35 38·∙50 ± 2·∙12 37-‐40

4·∙34 4·∙12 4·∙27 6·∙74 6·∙73 3·∙12

± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙71 0·∙56 0·∙23 1·∙30 0·∙72 0·∙50

2·∙61-‐6·∙06 2·∙69-‐5·∙15 3·∙95-‐4·∙70 2·∙72-‐9·∙82 5·∙74-‐9·∙07 1·∙54-‐4·∙30

3·∙79 4·∙15 3·∙43

± ± ±

0·∙69 0·∙46 0·∙73

2·∙51-‐4·∙74 3·∙70-‐4·∙74 2·∙51-‐4·∙30

3·∙06 ± 0·∙20 2·∙61 ± 0·∙27

2·∙62-‐3·∙60 2·∙12-‐3·∙37

6·∙48 ± 1·∙29

4·∙70-‐8·∙63

6·∙17 ± 0·∙79

4·∙71-‐7·∙83

6·∙42 ± 1·∙18

4·∙26-‐8·∙42

0·∙86 1·∙09 0·∙64 0·∙97

± ± ± ±

0·∙22 0·∙06 0·∙03 0·∙08

0·∙62-‐1·∙13 1·∙05-‐1·∙13 0·∙62-‐0·∙67 0·∙91-‐1·∙02

26·∙29 1·∙45 37·∙70 1·∙22 113·∙19 0·∙32 28·∙03 1·∙14 29·∙87 1·∙20 27·∙52 1·∙91 250·∙13 1·∙04 757·∙62 0·∙39 316·∙29 1·∙27 16·∙92 1·∙47 20·∙48 1·∙47 35·∙67 1·∙16 42·∙76 0·∙50

88·∙66 85·∙49 22·∙62 87·∙77 49·∙22 88·∙89 85·∙58 25·∙92 80·∙20 95·∙38 84·∙20 85·∙14 69·∙52

TABLE SIII. Relationships of otolith length (mm) and fish length (mm) for Mediterranean Sea species·∙ The number of specimens (n), descriptive statistics and regression coefficient and its explained deviance (%) are given for each equation. LT; total length, LP; preanal length, LF; furcal length, LS; standard length

Species ALBULIFORMES Notacanthidae Notacanthus bonaparte ANGUILLIFORMES Anguillidae Anguilla anguilla Congridae Conger conger Gnathophis mystax Nettastomatidae Nettastoma melanurum ARGENTINIFORMES Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratus Argentinidae Glossanodon leioglossus ATHERINIFORMES Atherinidae Atherina hepsetus AULOPIFORMES Chlorophthalmidae Chlorophthalmus agassizi Ipnopidae Bathypterois mediterraneus Synodontidae Synodus saurus BERYCIFORMES

Trachichthyidae Hoplostethus mediterraneus

Fish length n Length type Mean sd

Otholith width min-‐max Mean sd min-‐max

5

155-‐250

12 9 5 5 10 7 6 5 8 9 8

L T L T L T LT L T L T L T L T L T L T L T L T

221·∙00 ± 37·∙98

369·∙83 ± 174·∙39 93-‐640 648·∙33 ± 282·∙39 330-‐1100 309·∙00 ± 65·∙99 225-‐380 517·∙00 ± 37·∙35 470-‐560 213·∙00 ± 134·∙58 75-‐440 109·∙29 ± 20·∙90 75-‐135 127·∙83 ± 3·∙06 124-‐132 112·∙00 ± 25·∙64 80-‐135 125·∙00 ± 38·∙91 60-‐170 275·∙67 ± 69·∙55 203-‐420 140·∙00 ± 76·∙65 43-‐260

1·∙12 ± 0·∙16

0·∙88-‐1·∙28

2·∙54 ± 1·∙08

0·∙75-‐4·∙24

8·∙74 ± 2·∙14 7·∙72 ± 1·∙21

5·∙22-‐11·∙62 5·∙94-‐9·∙00

3·∙66 ± 1·∙09

1·∙81-‐4·∙64

4·∙59 ± 1·∙86

2·∙57-‐7·∙45

4·∙03 ± 0·∙83

2·∙71-‐5·∙30

4·∙13 ± 0·∙11

3·∙98-‐4·∙26

3·∙64 ± 0·∙36

3·∙20-‐4·∙06

2·∙91 ± 0·∙89

1·∙41-‐3·∙77

4·∙17 ± 1·∙02

3·∙09-‐6·∙56

8·∙14 ± 4·∙3

2·∙53-‐15·∙09


a

b

198·∙16 0·∙97 136·∙02 1·∙07 9·∙18 1·∙94 18·∙47 1·∙38 421·∙83 0·∙16 20·∙4 1·∙51 37·∙72 0·∙77 42·∙64 0·∙77 7·∙06 2·∙13 43·∙72 0·∙98 69·∙6 0·∙96 19·∙65 0·∙94

Explained deviance 68·∙84 93·∙67 95·∙75 96·∙70 64·∙77 91·∙95 72·∙08 72·∙74 84·∙23 94·∙16 88·∙76 80·∙76

CLUPEIFORMES Clupeidae Sardina pilchardus Sardinella aurita Dussumieriidae Etrumeus golanii Engraulidae Engraulis encrasicolus GADIFORMES

Gadidae Gadiculus argenteus Micromesistius poutassou Trisopterus capelanus Lotidae Molva macrophthalma Macrouridae Coryphaenoides spp. Coryphaenoides guentheri Coryphaenoides mediterraneus Nezumia sp. Nezumia aequalis Nezumia sclerorhynchus Trachyrincus scabrus Coelorinchus spp. Coelorinchus caelorhincus Coelorinchus mediterraneus Hymenocephalus italicus Merlucciidae Merluccius merluccius Moridae Gadella maraldi Mora moro Lepidion lepidion Phycidae

9 8 6 10 7 10 8 5 18 9 9 8 5 3 7 13 5 8 5 26 6 11 9

L T

90-‐185

LT

136·∙67 ± 32·∙50 194·∙75 ± 63·∙06

L T

146·∙67 ± 36·∙17

120-‐203

L T

135·∙80 ± 18·∙88

110-‐168

L T

83-‐262

LT LT

69·∙00 ± 31·∙23 239·∙00 ± 74·∙71 163·∙13 ± 43·∙42

90-‐335 100-‐230

L T

258·∙00 ± 57·∙94

180-‐340

L P LP LP LP LP LP LP LP LP LP LP

53·∙22 54·∙11 52·∙33 36·∙88 37·∙00 36·∙67 136·∙43 73·∙69 66·∙00 78·∙50 30·∙00

30-‐100 33-‐80 30-‐100 25-‐55 25-‐55 25-‐50 50-‐200 15-‐115 15-‐115 65-‐95 23-‐41

L T

339·∙62 ± 191·∙15

80-‐730

L T LT LT

107·∙83 ± 29·∙77 287·∙27 ± 157·∙90 202·∙56 ± 76·∙66

82-‐165 65-‐483 92-‐315

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

18·∙83 14·∙30 23·∙39 11·∙00 11·∙51 12·∙58 57·∙86 23·∙35 36·∙12 10·∙97 7·∙68

35-‐110

2·∙56 ± 0·∙62 3·∙46 ± 0·∙96

1·∙62-‐3·∙40

2·∙82 ± 0·∙4

2·∙47-‐3·∙45

1·∙78-‐4·∙40

3·∙2 ± 0·∙33

2·∙54-‐3·∙62

2·∙13-‐7·∙43

4·∙23 ± 2·∙09 11·∙67 ± 3·∙42 8·∙56 ± 1·∙8

4·∙38-‐15·∙49 5·∙60-‐11·∙00

5·∙32 ± 1·∙38

3·∙73-‐7·∙42

5·∙25 5·∙24 5·∙25 5·∙96 6·∙02 5·∙88 14·∙11 8·∙78 9·∙82 8·∙13 4·∙79

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

1·∙39 1·∙44 1·∙44 1·∙42 1·∙67 1·∙22 5·∙32 2·∙79 4·∙22 1·∙38 1·∙06

3·∙29-‐7·∙66 3·∙29-‐7·∙66 3·∙78-‐7·∙43 4·∙36-‐8·∙78 4·∙36-‐8·∙78 4·∙79-‐7·∙19 6·∙30-‐19·∙62 4·∙06-‐15·∙77 4·∙06-‐15·∙77 6·∙57-‐10·∙63 3·∙70-‐5·∙99

15 ± 8·∙01

3·∙64-‐29·∙53

6·∙27 ± 0·∙83 12·∙5 ± 4·∙81 10·∙84 ± 3·∙32

5·∙59-‐7·∙86 5·∙34-‐19·∙41 5·∙84-‐15·∙83

55·∙75 0·∙95 44·∙76 1·∙18

93·∙08

25·∙18 1·∙69

97·∙39

31·∙61 1·∙25

82·∙18

19·∙47 0·∙89 16·∙53 1·∙09 11·∙26 1·∙24

97·∙15

62·∙98 0·∙85

97·∙06

6·∙52 11·∙2 3·∙63 4·∙5 5·∙25

1·∙26 0·∙95 1·∙59 1·∙18 1·∙09

86·∙03 95·∙95 88·∙99 93·∙94 96·∙92

6·∙63 13·∙56 3·∙8 15·∙91 5·∙44

1·∙14 0·∙78 1·∙24 0·∙76 1·∙09

98·∙01 68·∙87 97·∙66 86·∙03 87·∙54

18·∙46 1·∙07

99·∙42

3·∙8 1·∙82 7 1·∙46 12·∙77 1·∙16

81·∙02 96·∙42 90·∙94

97·∙89

97·∙00 91·∙60

Phycis spp. Phycis blennoides Phycis phycis LOPHIIFORMES Lophiidae Lophius spp. Lophius budegassa Lophius piscatorius MUGILIFORMES Mugilidae Chelon labrosus Liza spp. Liza aurata Liza ramada Liza saliens MYCTOPHIFORMES Myctophidae Benthosema glaciale Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lampanyctus crocodilus Myctophum punctatum Notoscopelus elongatus Symbolophorus veranyi OPHIDIIFORMES Bythitidae Cataetyx spp. Cataetyx alleni Cataetyx laticeps Carapidae Carapus acus Ophidiidae Ophidion barbatum PERCIFORMES Ammodytidae

21 11 10 19 9 10 10 22 12 6 4 5 11 9 8 6 5 10 6 4 6 5

LT LT LT L T LT LT L T LT LT LT LT L T LT LT LT LT LT L T

283·∙00 ± 154·∙00 60-‐580 297·∙64 ± 204·∙38 60-‐580 266·∙90 ± 75·∙78 179-‐420

408·∙16 ± 218·∙03 110-‐875 415·∙00 ± 227·∙51 110-‐800 402·∙00 ± 221·∙30 150-‐875 344·∙90 ± 164·∙64 351·∙86 ± 139·∙55 395·∙83 ± 141·∙19 376·∙83 ± 93·∙66 182·∙50 ± 37·∙08

37·∙60 ± 12·∙86 61·∙82 ± 8·∙28 106·∙78 ± 37·∙86 64·∙25 ± 11·∙60 95·∙00 ± 26·∙65 115·∙40 ± 22·∙32

140-‐585 160-‐585 240-‐510 140-‐230 28-‐60 46-‐75 39-‐152 54-‐90 50-‐130 77-‐130

LT LT

190·∙50 ± 167·∙27 89·∙17 ± 20·∙84 342·∙50 ± 178·∙54

L T

118·∙83 ± 33·∙74

80-‐160

L T

161·∙60 ± 41·∙72

100-‐203

145-‐530

55-‐485 55-‐110 90-‐485

11·∙45 ± 3·∙6 10·∙77 ± 4·∙67 12·∙2 ± 1·∙82

4·∙02-‐16·∙66 4·∙02-‐16·∙66 9·∙54-‐14·∙53

6·∙13 ± 2·∙18 6·∙96 ± 2·∙38 5·∙38 ± 1·∙79

2·∙29-‐10·∙08

8·∙32 ± 2·∙97 8·∙8 ± 2·∙38 9·∙09 ± 2·∙06 10·∙37 ± 1·∙5 5·∙59 ± 1·∙13

4·∙88-‐12·∙93

0·∙98 ± 0·∙25 2·∙5 ± 0·∙38 2·∙26 ± 1 2·∙91 ± 0·∙34 4·∙62 ± 1·∙36 4·∙86 ± 0·∙96

6·∙21 ± 3·∙77 3·∙98 ± 0·∙69 9·∙56 ± 4·∙11

3·∙07-‐10·∙08 2·∙29-‐8·∙68

4·∙88-‐12·∙07 5·∙41-‐12·∙07 8·∙27-‐11·∙82 4·∙88-‐7·∙27 0·∙78-‐1·∙4 1·∙77-‐3·∙16 0·∙67-‐3·∙72 2·∙64-‐3·∙71 2·∙27-‐6·∙42 3·∙56-‐6·∙06 2·∙98-‐13·∙47 2·∙98-‐4·∙63 3·∙81-‐13·∙47

3·∙38 ± 1·∙6

1·∙78-‐5·∙39

5·∙75 ± 1·∙22

4·∙07-‐7·∙09

1·∙89 2·∙01 4·∙4 1·∙73 2·∙68 1·∙83

91·∙28 97·∙54 84·∙98

38·∙39 1·∙29 21·∙64 1·∙5 18·∙43 1·∙79

73·∙92

22·∙24 1·∙29 17·∙2 1·∙38 12·∙7 1·∙55 9·∙57 1·∙57

95·∙13

37·∙97 1·∙3 32·∙3 0·∙71 59·∙99 0·∙73 15·∙1 1·∙35 22·∙5 0·∙94 31·∙78 0·∙82

96·∙36

15·∙57 1·∙34 13·∙99 1·∙34

93·∙32

61·∙44 0·∙56

89·∙7

19·∙62 1·∙2

97·∙47

79·∙71 97·∙53

82·∙50 89·∙78 76·∙63

66·∙85 97·∙33 78·∙96 98·∙27 76·∙00

95·∙79

Gymnammodytes spp. Gymnammodytes cicerelus Gymnammodytes semiesquamatus Blenniidae Blennius ocellaris Parablennius spp. Parablennius gattorugine Parablennius incognitus Parablennius pilicornis Parablennius sanguinolentus Parablennius tentacularis Callionymidae Callionymus spp. Callionymus filamentosus Callionymus maculatus Callionymus pusillus Callionymus risso Carangidae Caranx rhonchus Seriola dumerili Trachurus spp. Trachurus mediterraneus Trachurus picturatus Trachurus trachurus Centracanthidae Spicara spp. Spicara smaris Spicara maena Cepolidae Cepola macrophthalma Clinidae Clinitrachus argentatus Epigonidae Epigonus spp.

10 5 5 8 14 2 2 6 1 3 14 4 5 2 3 5 6 22 10 6 6 18 6 12 7 6 16

LT LT LT

127·∙80 ± 21·∙38 136·∙20 ± 27·∙43 119·∙40 ± 9·∙99

104-‐170 106-‐170 104-‐130

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT

102·∙13 80·∙79 126·∙50 51·∙50 81·∙67 77·∙00 69·∙33

± ± ± ± ±

55-‐160 50-‐128 125-‐128 50-‐53 63-‐89

L T LT LT LT LT

99·∙00 138·∙00 100·∙00 69·∙50 65·∙00

± ± ± ± ±

32·∙94 24·∙04 15·∙81 4·∙95 5·∙00

60-‐170 113-‐170 80-‐120 66-‐73 60-‐70

L T LT LT LT LT LT

352·∙00 350·∙67 194·∙68 220·∙50 178·∙00 168·∙33

± ± ± ± ± ±

70·∙60 34·∙68 80·∙97 96·∙88 50·∙86 74·∙54

235-‐422 310-‐404 80-‐360 80-‐360 137-‐255 95-‐265

L T LT LT

134·∙11 ± 50·∙42 128·∙17 ± 28·∙81 137·∙08 ± 59·∙35

34-‐205 90-‐169 34-‐205

L T

265·∙00 ± 106·∙50 140-‐467

36·∙30 23·∙48 2·∙12 2·∙12 10·∙11

± 13·∙01

56-‐82

L T

57·∙33 ± 4·∙55

52-‐63

L T

131·∙19 ± 61·∙85

35-‐251

2·∙09 ± 2·∙07 ± 2·∙11 ± 2·∙08 ± 1·∙73 ± 2·∙42 ± 1·∙14 ± 1·∙82 ± 1·∙69 1·∙48 ± 2·∙02 ± 2·∙77 ± 2·∙05 ± 0·∙92 ± 1·∙71 ± 8·∙51 ± 5·∙26 ± 5·∙95 ± 6·∙71 ± 5·∙26 ± 5·∙39 ± 4·∙30 ± 4·∙21 ± 4·∙35 ± 4·∙99 ± 0·∙94 ± 6·∙23 ±

0·∙19 0·∙26 0·∙13

1·∙66-‐2·∙32 1·∙66-‐2·∙32 1·∙9-‐2·∙24

0·∙51 0·∙41 0·∙19 0·∙04 0·∙21

1·∙54-‐3·∙15 1·∙11-‐2·∙55 2·∙28-‐2·∙55 1·∙11-‐1·∙17 1·∙46-‐2·∙04

0·∙21

1·∙24-‐1·∙64

0·∙68 0·∙53 0·∙21 0·∙03 0·∙11

0·∙90-‐3·∙31 2·∙06-‐3·∙31 1·∙85-‐2·∙33 0·∙90-‐0·∙94 1·∙63-‐1·∙84

1·∙34 0·∙67 2·∙13 2·∙63 1·∙23 1·∙76

6·∙37-‐9·∙65 4·∙55-‐6·∙20 2·∙86-‐9·∙67 2·∙86-‐9·∙67 4·∙16-‐7·∙26 3·∙37-‐7·∙51

1·∙58 1·∙27 1·∙76

1·∙23-‐6·∙24 2·∙86-‐6·∙12 1·∙23-‐6·∙24

1·∙27

3·∙65-‐7·∙39

0·∙08

0·∙85-‐1·∙04

2·∙48

2·∙45-‐10·∙81

46·∙51 1·∙37 46·∙8 1·∙47 51·∙96 1·∙11

50·∙81 73·∙39 67·∙75

40·∙51 1·∙25 41·∙85 1·∙19

83·∙70 93·∙00

44·∙31 1·∙02

94·∙37

50·∙69 0·∙94

78·∙85

42·∙17 1·∙2

62·∙77

25·∙25 1·∙23 113·∙3 0·∙68 25·∙13 1·∙14 24·∙56 1·∙15 24·∙79 1·∙19 15·∙76 1·∙39

91·∙79

32·∙82 0·∙97 45·∙43 0·∙73 29·∙85 1·∙04

93·∙20 96·∙75 94·∙84

24·∙33 1·∙48

92·∙75

60·∙19 0·∙83

80·∙26

15·∙04 1·∙18

97·∙82

77·∙07 95·∙92 96·∙22 95·∙33 99·∙32

Epigonus constanciae Epigonus denticulatus Epigonus telescopus Gobiidae

5 6 5

Aphia minuta Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus Gobius spp. Gobius cobitis Gobius cruentatus Gobius niger Gobius paganellus Lesueurigobius spp. Lesueurigobius friesii Lesueurigobius suerii Crystallogobius linearis Haemulidae Pomadasys incisus Labridae

9 9 28 2 12 12 2 18 11 7 9

Coris julis Labrus spp. Labrus merula Labrus viridis Symphodus spp. Symphodus cinereus Symphodus doderleini Symphodus mediterraneus Symphodus melanocercus Symphodus roissali Symphodus rostratus Symphodus tinca Xyrichtys novacula Moronidae

8 14 8 6 46 7 7 9 3 5 6 9 7

Dicentrarchus labrax Mullidae

9

11

LT LT LT

109·∙00 ± 45·∙19 134·∙83 ± 66·∙43 149·∙00 ± 75·∙86

35-‐150 63-‐251 60-‐230

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

38·∙22 75·∙22 98·∙54 106·∙00 104·∙75 91·∙75 94·∙50 53·∙94 58·∙27 47·∙14 23·∙78

7·∙84 19·∙15 27·∙01 12·∙73 25·∙36 29·∙28 43·∙13 9·∙89 9·∙70 5·∙67 4·∙47

27-‐48 32-‐102 45-‐151 97-‐115 45-‐140 57-‐151 64-‐125 40-‐75 47-‐75 40-‐55 18-‐30

L T

175·∙45 ± 38·∙57

130-‐250

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

126·∙00 221·∙79 279·∙38 145·∙00 110·∙74 87·∙86 84·∙43 98·∙44 80·∙33 99·∙40 100·∙17 184·∙78 139·∙29

85-‐210 96-‐350 190-‐350 96-‐193 60-‐320 65-‐120 70-‐95 60-‐125 63-‐93 70-‐125 60-‐136 85-‐320 125-‐155

L T

476·∙11 ± 181·∙52 260-‐720

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

39·∙76 84·∙98 59·∙43 38·∙10 53·∙51 17·∙99 9·∙47 21·∙49 15·∙53 23·∙65 24·∙98 81·∙82 10·∙58

5·∙73 ± 1·∙95 6·∙21 ± 2·∙56 6·∙76 ± 3·∙22

2·∙45-‐7·∙52 3·∙28-‐10·∙81 3·∙13-‐10·∙32

0·∙84 3·∙15 3·∙66 3·∙5 3·∙66 3·∙77 3·∙12 2·∙35 2·∙57 2 0·∙37

0·∙62-‐1·∙02 1·∙34-‐4·∙41 1·∙76-‐5·∙71 3·∙14-‐3·∙86 1·∙76-‐4·∙39 2·∙19-‐5·∙71 2·∙03-‐4·∙21 1·∙68-‐2·∙92 2·∙08-‐2·∙92 1·∙68-‐2·∙48 0·∙29-‐0·∙48

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙14 0·∙84 0·∙95 0·∙51 0·∙75 1·∙15 1·∙54 0·∙40 0·∙30 0·∙26 0·∙06

7·∙48 ± 1·∙7

5·∙88-‐11·∙07

2·∙4 3·∙51 4·∙21 2·∙59 2·∙28 1·∙89 2·∙13 2·∙16 2·∙06 2·∙05 2·∙05 3·∙17 2·∙99

0·∙48 1·∙04 0·∙74 0·∙51 0·∙74 0·∙39 0·∙39 0·∙45 0·∙09 1·∙06 0·∙41 0·∙92 0·∙3

1·∙74-‐3·∙23 1·∙94-‐5·∙43 3·∙14-‐5·∙43 1·∙94-‐3·∙37 0·∙43-‐4·∙6 1·∙45-‐2·∙61 1·∙61-‐2·∙61 1·∙35-‐2·∙68 1·∙98-‐2·∙16 0·∙43-‐3·∙01 1·∙50-‐2·∙69 2·∙03-‐4·∙60 2·∙54-‐3·∙40

14·∙59 ± 4·∙43

8·∙50-‐20·∙30

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

10·∙63 1·∙32 15·∙91 1·∙16 19·∙46 1·∙06

99·∙24 98·∙71 99·∙39

45·∙52 1·∙02 26·∙33 0·∙92 29·∙06 0·∙94

64·∙83 98·∙05 82·∙48

22·∙48 1·∙18 23·∙03 1·∙04

92·∙15 93·∙88

22·∙86 16·∙99 25·∙89 68·∙21

1·∙01 1·∙3 0·∙87 1·∙06

84·∙07 79·∙30 91·∙74 87·∙27

28·∙35 0·∙91

89·∙02

31·∙63 45·∙65 57·∙52 43·∙41 31·∙25 48·∙27 54·∙42 47·∙74

1·∙56 1·∙25 1·∙1 1·∙26 1·∙47 0·∙94 0·∙58 0·∙94

94·∙39 95·∙12 85·∙64 93·∙58 85·∙23 92·∙25 92·∙97 82·∙60

81·∙65 42·∙18 33·∙2 66·∙22

0·∙32 1·∙2 1·∙47 0·∙68

83·∙88 93·∙93 89·∙40 80·∙82

15·∙88 1·∙26

95·∙23

Mullus spp. Mullus barbatus Mullus surmuletus Pomacentridae Chromis chromis Pomatomidae Pomatomus saltatrix Sciaenidae Sciaena umbra Umbrina spp. Umbrina canariensis Umbrina cirrosa Scombridae Sarda sarda Scomber spp. Scomber colias Scomber scombrus Serranidae Serranus spp. Serranus cabrilla Serranus hepatus Serranus scriba Sparidae

Boops boops Dentex dentex Diplodus spp. Diplodus annularis Diplodus cervinus Diplodus puntazzo Diplodus sargus Diplodus vulgaris Pagellus spp. Pagellus acarne Pagellus bogaraveo

20 10 10 7 8 10 18 7 11 8 15 9 6 26 7 10 9 10 8 46 10 4 8 11 13 35 13 4

LT LT LT

177·∙10 ± 70·∙14 156·∙60 ± 51·∙63 197·∙60 ± 82·∙38

53-‐330 60-‐245 53-‐330

L T

90·∙14 ± 25·∙33

55-‐124

L T

438·∙63 ± 118·∙51 277-‐660

L T LT LT LT

336·∙00 283·∙83 237·∙86 313·∙09

± ± ± ±

52·∙64 108·∙17 81·∙74 116·∙02

250-‐410 110-‐540 110-‐320 115-‐540

L F LF LF LF

477·∙50 297·∙13 333·∙67 242·∙33

± ± ± ±

176·∙15 95·∙21 94·∙78 70·∙74

125-‐650 172-‐468 172-‐468 181-‐380

L T LT LT LT

128·∙92 174·∙86 89·∙50 137·∙00

± ± ± ±

55·∙94 62·∙76 23·∙62 48·∙33

45-‐230 70-‐230 45-‐120 50-‐198


216·∙40 282·∙00 206·∙96 140·∙00 245·∙00 254·∙75 250·∙45 180·∙54 177·∙31 179·∙31 168·∙75

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

34·∙67 57·∙56 75·∙66 50·∙11 25·∙74 84·∙79 46·∙61 71·∙98 79·∙28 56·∙73 23·∙94

135-‐255 191-‐365 55-‐360 55-‐220 222-‐280 100-‐360 195-‐350 85-‐317 65-‐410 90-‐296 135-‐190

3·∙3 ± 0·∙91 3·∙09 ± 0·∙77 3·∙51 ± 1·∙04

1·∙19-‐4·∙61 1·∙68-‐4·∙33 1·∙19-‐4·∙61

4·∙15 ± 0·∙87

3·∙01-‐5·∙22

10·∙77 ± 1·∙68

8·∙74-‐14·∙17

10·∙98 9·∙51 8·∙3 10·∙28

± ± ± ±

2·∙05 3·∙05 1·∙88 3·∙46

7·∙76-‐14·∙33 5·∙01-‐17·∙31 5·∙01-‐9·∙96 5·∙63-‐17·∙31

6·∙05 5·∙16 5·∙88 4·∙08

± ± ± ±

2·∙25 1·∙4 1·∙18 0·∙96

1·∙55-‐8·∙70 3·∙32-‐7·∙23 3·∙70-‐7·∙23 3·∙32-‐5·∙94

5·∙04 6·∙51 4·∙24 4·∙79

± ± ± ±

1·∙69 2·∙08 0·∙97 1·∙37

2·∙10-‐8·∙38 2·∙94-‐8·∙38 2·∙37-‐5·∙40 2·∙10-‐6·∙06

6·∙43 9·∙52 6·∙2 4·∙83 7·∙75 6·∙62 7·∙02 5·∙81 6·∙53 6·∙33 5·∙94

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

1·∙12 1·∙71 1·∙64 1·∙48 1·∙18 1·∙2 1·∙14 1·∙7 2·∙66 1·∙79 0·∙97

4·∙03-‐7·∙56 7·∙1-‐11·∙82 2·∙25-‐9·∙36 2·∙25-‐7·∙53 6·∙8-‐9·∙27 4·∙4-‐8·∙11 5·∙8-‐9·∙36 3·∙26-‐8·∙66 2·∙9-‐13·∙61 4·∙08-‐10·∙48 4·∙63-‐6·∙69

30·∙67 1·∙45 39·∙77 1·∙21 26·∙37 1·∙57

84·∙22 84·∙03 84·∙09

12·∙96 1·∙36

98·∙21

9·∙56 1·∙61

92·∙27

50·∙77 24·∙43 9·∙96 28·∙51

0·∙79 1·∙09 1·∙49 1·∙03

91·∙43 90·∙80 86·∙40 92·∙15

87·∙9 50·∙25 37·∙23 44·∙78

0·∙94 1·∙08 1·∙24 1·∙2

97·∙00 84·∙40 76·∙82 97·∙11

17·∙3 21·∙75 16·∙99 16·∙78

1·∙23 1·∙11 1·∙15 1·∙33

90·∙89 95·∙41 96·∙84 96·∙46

48·∙77 30·∙95 20·∙04 22·∙94

0·∙8 0·∙98 1·∙27 1·∙14

81·∙89 78·∙19 85·∙46 97·∙45

6·∙26 30·∙9 17·∙18 23·∙91 24·∙91

1·∙95 1·∙07 1·∙33 1·∙07 1·∙07

98·∙50 88·∙69 93·∙18 95·∙50 96·∙18

Pagellus erythrinus Pagrus pagrus Sarpa salpa Sparus aurata Lithognathus mormyrus Oblada melanura Spondyliosoma cantharus Sphyraenidae Sphyraena spp. Sphyraena sphyraena Sphyraena viridensis Trachinidae Trachinus spp. Trachinus araneus Trachinus draco Trachinus radiatus Trichiuridae Lepidopus caudatus Uranoscopidae Uranoscopus scaber PLEURONECTIFORMES

Bothidae Bothus podas Arnoglossus spp. Arnoglossus imperialis Arnoglossus laterna Arnoglossus rueppelii Arnoglossus thori Citharidae Citharus linguatula Scophthalmidae

Lepidorhombus spp. Lepidorhombus boscii Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

18 8 5 6 7 6 9 10 6 4 22 3 11 8 9 10 9 23 2 11 4 6 11 5 4 1

LT LT LT LT LT LT LT L T LT LT L T LT LT LT L T L T L T LT LT LT LT LT L T L T LT LT

177·∙78 249·∙63 239·∙20 268·∙50 253·∙00 291·∙83 194·∙67

± ± ± ± ± ± ±

100·∙88 48·∙76 97·∙79 51·∙20 85·∙07 54·∙99 50·∙03

65-‐410 163-‐327 75-‐331 200-‐330 130-‐350 206-‐360 103-‐270

461·∙60 ± 144·∙25 305-‐715 382·∙50 ± 65·∙02 305-‐480 580·∙25 ± 155·∙23 414-‐715 255·∙23 ± 90·∙08 78-‐377 354·∙00 ± 8·∙72 344-‐360 211·∙73 ± 88·∙15 78-‐330 278·∙00 ± 74·∙00 163-‐377 582·∙22 ± 321·∙37 105-‐1000 206·∙10 ± 82·∙67 95-‐341 113·∙33 ± 39·∙29 65-‐175 97·∙91 ± 13·∙53 65-‐125 115·∙00 ± 14·∙14 105-‐125 95·∙00 ± 15·∙81 65-‐120 105·∙00 ± 4·∙08 100-‐110 92·∙83 ± 7·∙03 83-‐104 169·∙64 ± 46·∙37 111-‐230 214·∙00 ± 46·∙15 170-‐280 225·∙00 ± 45·∙09 170-‐280 170·∙00

6·∙81 9·∙15 6·∙33 7·∙84 7·∙3 9·∙05 7·∙05

± ± ± ± ± ± ±

3·∙39 1·∙47 1·∙98 1 1·∙96 1·∙19 1·∙22

12·∙7 11·∙59 14·∙37

± ± ±

2·∙62 9·∙84-‐17·∙66 1·∙44 9·∙84-‐13·∙37 3·∙3 10·∙67-‐17·∙66

9·∙34 11·∙83 7·∙99 10·∙27

± ± ± ±

2·∙90-‐13·∙61 6·∙42-‐10·∙90 3·∙05-‐8·∙43 6·∙37-‐8·∙83 4·∙57-‐9·∙08 6·∙86-‐10·∙4 4·∙58-‐8·∙49

2·∙59 3·∙81-‐13·∙87 0·∙61 11·∙20-‐12·∙41 2·∙47 3·∙81-‐11·∙47 2·∙17 6·∙76-‐13·∙87

4·∙28 ± 1·∙86

1·∙28-‐7·∙14

8·∙75 ± 3·∙32

4·∙06-‐14·∙42

2·∙07 ± 0·∙29 2·∙22 ± 0·∙31 2·∙33 ± 0·∙47 2·∙17 ± 0·∙35 2·∙39 ± 0·∙19 2·∙15 ± 0·∙26

1·∙7-‐2·∙51 1·∙49-‐2·∙66 1·∙99-‐2·∙66 1·∙49-‐2·∙65 2·∙14-‐2·∙61 1·∙84-‐2·∙57

4·∙9 ± 1·∙13

3·∙35-‐6·∙43

5·∙08 ± 0·∙79 5·∙19 ± 0·∙87 4·∙63

4·∙36-‐6·∙41 4·∙36-‐6·∙41

19·∙3 18·∙57 20·∙96 11·∙6 18·∙49 12·∙3 10·∙23

1·∙15 1·∙17 1·∙31 1·∙52 1·∙31 1·∙44 1·∙5

96·∙98 89·∙73 94·∙89 97·∙91 96·∙76 91·∙18 93·∙28

11·∙42 1·∙45 13·∙79 1·∙35

94·∙87 96·∙84

16·∙43 1·∙22

91·∙29

15·∙66 1·∙25 17·∙38 1·∙19

87·∙53 91·∙02

91·∙91 1·∙26

95·∙80

22·∙02 1·∙03

93·∙98

20·∙29 2·∙33 50·∙11 0·∙84

85·∙56

46·∙83 0·∙91

80·∙17

60·∙66 0·∙56

76·∙25

26·∙68 1·∙16

96·∙4

27·∙63 1·∙26

87·∙91

73·∙81

Scophthalmus rhombus Scophthalmus maximus Soleidae Microchirus spp. Microchirus ocellatus Microchirus variegatus Monochirus hispidus Pegusa lascaris Solea spp. Solea senegalensis Solea solea Symphurinae Symphurus nigrescens SCORPAENIFORMES

Dactylopteridae Dactylopterus volitans Scorpaenidae Scorpaena elongata Scorpaena notata Scorpaena porcus Scorpaena scrofa Sebastidae Helicolenus dactylopterus Triglidae Chelidonichthys spp. Chelidonichthys cuculus Chelidonichthys lucerna Chelidonichthys obscurus Lepidotrigla spp. Lepidotrigla cavillone Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei Trigla lyra Trigloporus lastoviza Eutrigla gurnardus

6 5

11 3 8 6 8 18 9 9 8 9 7 14 9 9 12 23 6 7 10 13 9 4 6 11 8

LT LT

249·∙17 ± 55·∙72 224·∙00 ± 28·∙59

195-‐340 190-‐260

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

120·∙91 135·∙00 115·∙63 90·∙00 177·∙88 290·∙89 316·∙00 265·∙78

70-‐160 105-‐155 70-‐160 55-‐110 130-‐220 140-‐420 230-‐420 140-‐397

L T

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

29·∙05 26·∙46 29·∙81 19·∙49 31·∙56 84·∙03 59·∙19 100·∙40

87·∙50 ± 17·∙32

65-‐115

L T

307·∙44 ± 83·∙77

208-‐446

L T LT LT LT

150·∙71 137·∙79 222·∙33 260·∙56

56·∙97 37·∙56 64·∙76 92·∙14

70-‐210 65-‐200 106-‐311 80-‐360

L T

171·∙25 ± 65·∙60

85-‐290

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

169·∙22 127·∙50 212·∙00 164·∙30 111·∙15 115·∙00 102·∙50 172·∙17 176·∙55 146·∙63

± ± ± ±

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

78·∙31 75-‐344 25·∙05 95-‐165 105·∙93 75-‐344 67·∙47 90-‐290 19·∙81 75-‐150 22·∙36 75-‐150 9·∙57 90-‐110 103·∙97 93-‐365 75·∙20 90-‐329 60·∙71 58-‐250

5·∙25 ± 1·∙7 4·∙44 ± 0·∙8

3·∙78-‐7·∙56 3·∙78-‐5·∙72

2·∙79 3·∙32 2·∙59 2·∙42 2·∙74 4·∙24 4·∙53 3·∙95

0·∙62 0·∙62 0·∙52 0·∙32 0·∙4 1·∙01 0·∙81 1·∙16

1·∙67-‐3·∙98 2·∙76-‐3·∙98 1·∙67-‐3·∙35 1·∙92-‐2·∙75 2·∙17-‐3·∙42 2·∙54-‐5·∙94 3·∙49-‐5·∙94 2·∙54-‐5·∙41

1·∙67 ± 0·∙22

1·∙23-‐2·∙01

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

2·∙67 ± 0·∙53 7·∙82 7·∙14 7·∙93 11·∙65

± ± ± ±

1·∙94-‐3·∙56

2·∙38 1·∙98 1·∙65 3·∙49

4·∙45-‐11·∙08 3·∙75-‐10·∙52 4·∙51-‐9·∙89 4·∙28-‐15·∙05

7·∙74 ± 2·∙54

4·∙22-‐12·∙35

2·∙81 2·∙6 3·∙43 2·∙5 3·∙14 3·∙19 3·∙03 3·∙57 3·∙23 2·∙5

1·∙69-‐4·∙98 2·∙23-‐3·∙31 1·∙76-‐4·∙98 1·∙69-‐3·∙66 2·∙47-‐3·∙76 2·∙47-‐3·∙76 2·∙89-‐3·∙15 2·∙34-‐5·∙14 2·∙28-‐4·∙48 1·∙35-‐3·∙99

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙98 0·∙43 1·∙36 0·∙75 0·∙36 0·∙42 0·∙12 1·∙17 0·∙75 0·∙95

86·∙19 0·∙65 83·∙9 0·∙66

85·∙80 85·∙61

44·∙56 0·∙97

84·∙47

33·∙82 22·∙17 59·∙16 53·∙18 71·∙73 44·∙22

1·∙28 1·∙58 1·∙09 1·∙17 0·∙98 1·∙29

94·∙14 91·∙67 82·∙50 94·∙43 87·∙34 97·∙94

44·∙05 1·∙33

70·∙66

85·∙35 1·∙3

87·∙24

12·∙6 22·∙21 10·∙13 11·∙13

1·∙2 0·∙93 1·∙48 1·∙28

95·∙77 92·∙60 95·∙86 99·∙14

15·∙78 1·∙16

99·∙17

46·∙18 45·∙56 43·∙57 45·∙67 22·∙49 24·∙74

1·∙24 1·∙08 1·∙27 1·∙38 1·∙39 1·∙32

91·∙27 83·∙52 98·∙73 96·∙52 78·∙50 79·∙33

18·∙04 1·∙73 24·∙18 1·∙67 62·∙18 0·∙95

83·∙00 76·∙91 83·∙49

ZEIFORMES Zeidae Zeus faber

5

L T

205·∙00 ± 174·∙21

75-‐510

1·∙95 ± 1·∙02

1·∙11-‐3·∙69

65·∙51 1·∙57

99·∙14

TABLE SIV. Relationships of otolith width (mm) and fish length (mm) for Mediterranean Sea species·∙ The number of specimens (n), descriptive statistics and regression coefficient and its explained deviance (%) are given for each equation. LT; total length, LP; preanal length, LF; furcal length, Ls; standard length

Species ALBULIFORMES Notacanthidae Notacanthus bonaparte ANGUILLIFORMES

Anguillidae Anguilla anguilla Congridae

Conger conger Gnathophis mystax Nettastomatidae Nettastoma melanurum ARGENTINIFORMES Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratus Argentinidae Glossanodon leioglossus ATHERINIFORMES Atherinidae Atherina hepsetus AULOPIFORMES Chlorophthalmidae Chlorophthalmus agassizi Ipnopidae Bathypterois mediterraneus Synodontidae Synodus saurus BERYCIFORMES

Trachichthyidae Hoplostethus mediterraneus

Fish length n Length type Mean sd

Otholith width min-‐max Mean sd min-‐max

5

155-‐250

12 9 5 5 10 7 6 5 8 9 8

L T

221·∙00 ± 37·∙98

L T

369·∙83 ± 174·∙39 93-‐640

LT LT

330-‐ 648·∙33 ± 282·∙39 1100 309·∙00 ± 65·∙99 225-‐380

L T

517·∙00 ± 37·∙35

L T

213·∙00 ± 134·∙58 75-‐440

L T

109·∙29 ± 20·∙90

L T

127·∙83 ± 3·∙06

470-‐560

75-‐135

124-‐132

L T

112·∙00 ± 25·∙64

80-‐135

L T

125·∙00 ± 38·∙91

60-‐170

L T

275·∙67 ± 69·∙55

203-‐420

L T

140·∙00 ± 76·∙65

43-‐260

1·∙01 ± 0·∙20 0·∙70-‐1·∙26

1·∙60 ± 0·∙53 0·∙60-‐2·∙3 3·∙61 ± 1·∙00 2·∙18-‐5·∙22 4·∙84 ± 0·∙77 3·∙78-‐5·∙76 2·∙09 ± 0·∙59 1·∙13-‐2·∙68 3·∙37 ± 1·∙70 1·∙56-‐6·∙63 2·∙69 ± 0·∙67 1·∙73-‐3·∙81

2·∙71 ± 0·∙10 2·∙57-‐2·∙85

1·∙63 ± 0·∙25 1·∙34-‐1·∙97 1·∙62 ± 0·∙43 0·∙93-‐2·∙19 2·∙30 ± 0·∙40 1·∙83-‐3·∙18

6·∙59 ± 3·∙27 2·∙17-‐11·∙59


a

b

Explained deviance

220·∙24 0·∙74

82·∙31

172·∙88 1·∙53

96·∙26

80·∙11 1·∙60 37·∙25 1·∙34

96·∙04 96·∙92

455·∙03 0·∙18

66·∙24

52·∙27 1·∙15

89·∙52

60·∙47 0·∙60

67·∙45

72·∙14 0·∙57

83·∙99

57·∙88 1·∙34

85·∙52

72·∙36 1·∙13

93·∙92

89·∙65 1·∙34

90·∙66

20·∙66 1·∙01

82·∙75

CLUPEIFORMES Clupeidae Sardina pilchardus Sardinella aurita Dussumieriidae Etrumeus golanii Engraulidae Engraulis encrasicolus GADIFORMES

Gadidae Gadiculus argenteus Micromesistius poutassou Trisopterus capelanus Lotidae Molva macrophthalma Macrouridae Coryphaenoides spp. Coryphaenoides guentheri Coryphaenoides mediterraneus Nezumia spp. Nezumia aequalis Nezumia sclerorhynchus Trachyrincus scabrus Coelorinchus spp. Coelorinchus caelorhincus Coelorinchus mediterraneus Hymenocephalus italicus Merlucciidae Merluccius merluccius Moridae Gadella maraldi Mora moro Lepidion lepidion Phycidae

9 8 6 10 7 10 8 5 18 9 9 8 5 3 7 13 5 8 5 26 6 11 9

L T

90-‐185

LT

136·∙67 ± 32·∙50 194·∙75 ± 63·∙06

L T

146·∙67 ± 36·∙17

120-‐203

L T

135·∙80 ± 18·∙88

110-‐168

L T

35-‐110

LT LT

69·∙00 ± 31·∙23 239·∙00 ± 74·∙71 163·∙13 ± 43·∙42

90-‐335 100-‐230

L T

258·∙00 ± 57·∙94

180-‐340

L P LP LP LP LP LP LP LP LP LP LP

53·∙22 54·∙11 52·∙33 36·∙88 37·∙00 36·∙67 136·∙43 73·∙69 66·∙00 78·∙50 30·∙00

30-‐100 33-‐80 30-‐100 25-‐55 25-‐55 25-‐50 50-‐200 15-‐115 15-‐115 65-‐95 23-‐41

L T

339·∙62 ± 191·∙15 80-‐730

L T LT LT

107·∙83 ± 29·∙77 82-‐165 287·∙27 ± 157·∙90 65-‐483 202·∙56 ± 76·∙66 92-‐315

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

18·∙83 14·∙30 23·∙39 11·∙00 11·∙51 12·∙58 57·∙86 23·∙35 36·∙12 10·∙97 7·∙68

83-‐262

1·∙28 ± 0·∙26 0·∙87-‐1·∙63 1·∙49 ± 0·∙37 0·∙82-‐1·∙86 1·∙21 ± 0·∙19 1·∙05-‐1·∙53 1·∙46 ± 0·∙09 1·∙35-‐1·∙61 2·∙75 ± 1·∙53 1·∙32-‐4·∙97 4·∙13 ± 1·∙18 1·∙58-‐5·∙46 3·∙75 ± 0·∙72 2·∙61-‐4·∙84 2·∙22 ± 0·∙51 1·∙64-‐2·∙94 3·∙21 3·∙33 3·∙10 4·∙06 4·∙07 4·∙05 12·∙25 5·∙25 5·∙81 4·∙90 4·∙91

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙84 0·∙82 0·∙88 0·∙75 0·∙90 0·∙62 4·∙54 1·∙30 1·∙89 0·∙71 0·∙97

2·∙22-‐4·∙82 2·∙22-‐4·∙78 2·∙30-‐4·∙82 2·∙97-‐5·∙36 2·∙97-‐5·∙36 3·∙55-‐4·∙74 5·∙07-‐17·∙00 2·∙75-‐7·∙89 2·∙75-‐7·∙89 4·∙00-‐5·∙83 3·∙94-‐5·∙94

5·∙87 ± 2·∙85 1·∙44-‐10·∙29 2·∙39 ± 0·∙30 2·∙18-‐2·∙98 7·∙58 ± 3·∙02 2·∙51-‐11·∙17 4·∙56 ± 1·∙50 2·∙52-‐7·∙06

101·∙78 1·∙17 114·∙08 1·∙32

95·∙31

108·∙53 1·∙52

92·∙36

86·∙34 1·∙20

30·∙81

31·∙68 0·∙79 50·∙32 1·∙10 27·∙79 1·∙33

98·∙97

121·∙35 0·∙95

93·∙43

12·∙04 15·∙30 10·∙04 4·∙05 4·∙95

1·∙27 1·∙05 1·∙44 1·∙57 1·∙42

88·∙31 96·∙48 90·∙46 93·∙85 97·∙90

7·∙32 16·∙22 1·∙58 20·∙37 4·∙09

1·∙16 0·∙92 2·∙07 0·∙85 1·∙25

97·∙90 57·∙44 96·∙51 76·∙42 90·∙70

36·∙14 1·∙24

98·∙19

18·∙72 2·∙00 15·∙24 1·∙43 39·∙68 1·∙07

98·∙06 93·∙88 90·∙40

96·∙98

94·∙35 92·∙22

Phycis spp. Phycis blennoides Phycis phycis LOPHIIFORMES Lophiidae Lophius spp. Lophius budegassa Lophius piscatorius MUGILIFORMES Mugilidae Chelon labrosus Liza spp. Liza aurata Liza ramada Liza saliens MYCTOPHIFORMES Myctophidae Benthosema glaciale Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lampanyctus crocodilus Myctophum punctatum Notoscopelus elongatus Symbolophorus veranyi OPHIDIIFORMES Bythitidae Cataetyx spp. Cataetyx alleni Cataetyx laticeps Carapidae Carapus acus Ophidiidae Ophidion barbatum PERCIFORMES Ammodytidae

21 11 10 19 9 10 10 22 12 6 4 5 11 9 8 6 5 10 6 4 6 5

LT LT LT

283·∙00 ± 154·∙00 60-‐580 297·∙64 ± 204·∙38 60-‐580 266·∙90 ± 75·∙78 179-‐420

L T

408·∙16 ± 218·∙03 110-‐875 415·∙00 ± 227·∙51 110-‐800 402·∙00 ± 221·∙30 150-‐875

LT LT L T LT LT LT LT L T LT LT LT LT LT L T

344·∙90 ± 164·∙64 351·∙86 ± 139·∙55 395·∙83 ± 141·∙19 376·∙83 ± 93·∙66 182·∙50 ± 37·∙08 37·∙60 ± 12·∙86 61·∙82 ± 8·∙28 106·∙78 ± 37·∙86 64·∙25 ± 11·∙60 95·∙00 ± 26·∙65 115·∙40 ± 22·∙32

145-‐530 140-‐585 160-‐585 240-‐510 140-‐230 28-‐60 46-‐75 39-‐152 54-‐90 50-‐130 77-‐130

LT LT

190·∙50 ± 167·∙27 55-‐485 89·∙17 ± 20·∙84 55-‐110 342·∙50 ± 178·∙54 90-‐485

L T

118·∙83 ± 33·∙74

80-‐160

L T

161·∙60 ± 41·∙72

100-‐203

4·∙59 ± 1·∙52 1·∙54-‐6·∙83 3·∙95 ± 1·∙63 1·∙54-‐5·∙80 5·∙30 ± 1·∙06 3·∙77-‐6·∙83 4·∙05 ± 1·∙37 1·∙71-‐6·∙16 4·∙47 ± 1·∙53 1·∙99-‐6·∙16 3·∙67 ± 1·∙15 1·∙71-‐5·∙40 4·∙56 ± 1·∙59 4·∙51 ± 1·∙44 4·∙97 ± 1·∙33 4·∙86 ± 1·∙06 2·∙58 ± 0·∙25 1·∙17 ± 0·∙32 1·∙57 ± 0·∙20 2·∙02 ± 0·∙77 2·∙48 ± 0·∙32 2·∙64 ± 0·∙73 3·∙54 ± 0·∙65

2·∙63-‐6·∙55 2·∙42-‐6·∙39 2·∙81-‐6·∙28 3·∙50-‐6·∙39 2·∙42-‐2·∙96 0·∙93-‐1·∙73 1·∙15-‐1·∙84 0·∙76-‐3·∙05 2·∙29-‐3·∙25 1·∙40-‐3·∙64 2·∙6-‐4·∙27

3·∙09 ± 1·∙81 1·∙46-‐5·∙92 2·∙00 ± 0·∙34 1·∙46-‐2·∙29 4·∙72 ± 1·∙93 1·∙84-‐5·∙92 1·∙90 ± 0·∙80 1·∙13-‐3·∙00 4·∙55 ± 1·∙03 3·∙19-‐5·∙72

35·∙26 1·∙35 17·∙81 1·∙95 25·∙71 1·∙40

62·∙96 97·∙90 90·∙91

51·∙10 1·∙46 31·∙71 1·∙68 27·∙29 1·∙99

79·∙22

39·∙70 1·∙41 53·∙79 1·∙24 45·∙58 1·∙34 65·∙58 1·∙10

97·∙65

30·∙71 1·∙21 42·∙28 0·∙84 57·∙71 0·∙89 20·∙85 1·∙24 35·∙91 1·∙00 34·∙98 0·∙95

99·∙47

31·∙25 1·∙51 34·∙31 1·∙37

97·∙30

81·∙87 0·∙61

81·∙14

29·∙80 1·∙11

97·∙06

87·∙38 93·∙21

94·∙85 92·∙98 94·∙52

66·∙18 96·∙70 82·∙68 98·∙38 84·∙89

95·∙18

Gymnammodytes spp. 10 Gymnammodytes cicerelus 5 Gymnammodytes semiesquamatus 5 Blenniidae Blennius ocellaris 8 Parablennius spp. 14 Parablennius gattorugine 2 Parablennius incognitus 2 Parablennius pilicornis 6 Parablennius sanguinolentus 1 Parablennius tentacularis 3 Callionymidae Callionymus spp. 14 Callionymus filamentosus 4 Callionymus maculatus 5 Callionymus pusillus 2 Callionymus risso 3 Carangidae Caranx rhonchus 5 Seriola dumerili 6 Trachurus spp. 22 Trachurus mediterraneus 10 Trachurus picturatus 6 Trachurus trachurus 6 Centracanthidae Spicara spp. 18 Spicara smaris 6 Spicara maena 12 Cepolidae 7 Cepola macrophthalma Clinidae Clinitrachus argentatus 6 Epigonidae Epigonus spp. 16

LT LT LT

127·∙80 ± 21·∙38 136·∙20 ± 27·∙43 119·∙40 ± 9·∙99

104-‐170 106-‐170 104-‐130

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT

102·∙13 80·∙79 126·∙50 51·∙50 81·∙67 77·∙00 69·∙33

± ± ± ± ±

55-‐160 50-‐128 125-‐128 50-‐53 63-‐89

L T LT LT LT LT

99·∙00 138·∙00 100·∙00 69·∙50 65·∙00

± ± ± ± ±

32·∙94 24·∙04 15·∙81 4·∙95 5·∙00

60-‐170 113-‐170 80-‐120 66-‐73 60-‐70

L T LT LT LT LT LT

352·∙00 350·∙67 194·∙68 220·∙50 178·∙00 168·∙33

± ± ± ± ± ±

70·∙60 34·∙68 80·∙97 96·∙88 50·∙86 74·∙54

235-‐422 310-‐404 80-‐360 80-‐360 137-‐255 95-‐265

L T LT LT

134·∙11 ± 50·∙42 128·∙17 ± 28·∙81 137·∙08 ± 59·∙35

34-‐205 90-‐169 34-‐205

L T

265·∙00 ± 106·∙50 140-‐467

36·∙30 23·∙48 2·∙12 2·∙12 10·∙11

± 13·∙01

56-‐82

L T

57·∙33 ± 4·∙55

52-‐63

L T

131·∙19 ± 61·∙85

35-‐251

0·∙97 ± 0·∙97 ± 0·∙98 ± 1·∙28 ± 1·∙00 ± 1·∙37 ± 0·∙74 ± 1·∙04 ± 0·∙96 0·∙85 ± 0·∙97 ± 1·∙19 ± 1·∙02 ± 0·∙55 ± 0·∙86 ± 3·∙81 ± 1·∙89 ± 3·∙00 ± 3·∙51 ± 2·∙47 ± 2·∙69 ± 2·∙67 ± 2·∙30 ± 2·∙86 ± 2·∙84 ± 0·∙57 ± 4·∙41 ±

0·∙12 0·∙78-‐1·∙17 0·∙14 0·∙78-‐1·∙17 0·∙10 0·∙83-‐1·∙06 0·∙21 0·∙21 0·∙02 0·∙01 0·∙12

1·∙01-‐1·∙65 0·∙73-‐1·∙38 1·∙35-‐1·∙38 0·∙73-‐0·∙74 0·∙85-‐1·∙17

0·∙10 0·∙74-‐0·∙92 0·∙24 0·∙17 0·∙12 0·∙02 0·∙07

0·∙53-‐1·∙36 0·∙95-‐1·∙36 0·∙88-‐1·∙18 0·∙53-‐0·∙56 0·∙80-‐0·∙93

0·∙45 0·∙19 1·∙00 1·∙18 0·∙46 0·∙74

3·∙04-‐4·∙21 1·∙65-‐2·∙22 1·∙63-‐4·∙98 1·∙63-‐4·∙98 2·∙07-‐3·∙23 1·∙78-‐3·∙58

1·∙02 0·∙84-‐4·∙36 0·∙61 1·∙69-‐3·∙23 1·∙15 0·∙84-‐4·∙36 0·∙72 1·∙98-‐4·∙10 0·∙06 0·∙51-‐0·∙64 1·∙78 1·∙90-‐7·∙13

131·∙27 0·∙93 141·∙38 1·∙10 120·∙82 0·∙48

43·∙81 67·∙70 35·∙26

61·∙58 1·∙97 80·∙32 1·∙33

84·∙22 93·∙74

78·∙73 0·∙91

77·∙09

101·∙61 1·∙28

75·∙28

97·∙69 1·∙14

77·∙49

32·∙82 1·∙77 218·∙14 0·∙75 54·∙31 1·∙15 39·∙03 1·∙36 47·∙02 1·∙47 30·∙96 1·∙67

97·∙65

55·∙31 0·∙91 64·∙62 0·∙83 46·∙91 1·∙02

92·∙78 95·∙65 95·∙26

52·∙83 1·∙53

93·∙31

89·∙79 0·∙79

93·∙18

27·∙98 1·∙04

76·∙20

57·∙56 88·∙20 92·∙76 95·∙87 98·∙72

Epigonus constanciae Epigonus denticulatus Epigonus telescopus Gobiidae

5 6 5

Aphia minuta Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus Gobius spp. Gobius cobitis Gobius cruentatus Gobius niger Gobius paganellus Lesueurigobius spp. Lesueurigobius friesii Lesueurigobius suerii Crystallogobius linearis Haemulidae Pomadasys incisus Labridae

9 9 28 2 12 12 2 18 11 7 9

Coris julis Labrus spp. Labrus merula Labrus viridis Symphodus spp. Symphodus cinereus Symphodus doderleini Symphodus mediterraneus Symphodus melanocercus Symphodus roissali Symphodus rostratus Symphodus tinca Xyrichthys novacula Moronidae

8 14 8 6 46 7 7 9 3 5 6 9 7

Dicentrarchus labrax Mullidae

9

11

LT LT LT

109·∙00 ± 45·∙19 134·∙83 ± 66·∙43 149·∙00 ± 75·∙86

35-‐150 63-‐251 60-‐230


38·∙22 75·∙22 98·∙54 106·∙00 104·∙75 91·∙75 94·∙50 53·∙94 58·∙27 47·∙14 23·∙78

7·∙84 19·∙15 27·∙01 12·∙73 25·∙36 29·∙28 43·∙13 9·∙89 9·∙70 5·∙67 4·∙47

27-‐48 32-‐102 45-‐151 97-‐115 45-‐140 57-‐151 64-‐125 40-‐75 47-‐75 40-‐55 18-‐30

L T

175·∙45 ± 38·∙57

130-‐250

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

126·∙00 221·∙79 279·∙38 145·∙00 110·∙74 87·∙86 84·∙43 98·∙44 80·∙33 99·∙40 100·∙17 184·∙78 139·∙29

L T

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

39·∙76 84·∙98 59·∙43 38·∙10 53·∙51 17·∙99 9·∙47 21·∙49 15·∙53 23·∙65 24·∙98 81·∙82 10·∙58

85-‐210 96-‐350 190-‐350 96-‐193 60-‐320 65-‐120 70-‐95 60-‐125 63-‐93 70-‐125 60-‐136 85-‐320 125-‐155 476·∙11 ± 181·∙52 260-‐720

4·∙97 ± 1·∙81 1·∙90-‐6·∙33 4·∙00 ± 1·∙73 2·∙07-‐7·∙13 4·∙35 ± 2·∙05 1·∙91-‐6·∙62 0·∙96 2·∙61 2·∙84 2·∙41 2·∙86 3·∙00 2·∙16 2·∙28 2·∙48 1·∙96 0·∙43

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙14 0·∙64 0·∙75 0·∙30 0·∙60 0·∙90 0·∙77 0·∙36 0·∙26 0·∙23 0·∙06

0·∙73-‐1·∙13 1·∙19-‐3·∙51 1·∙41-‐4·∙57 2·∙20-‐2·∙62 1·∙41-‐3·∙47 1·∙94-‐4·∙57 1·∙61-‐2·∙70 1·∙66-‐2·∙92 2·∙04-‐2·∙92 1·∙66-‐2·∙37 0·∙36-‐0·∙52

5·∙29 ± 1·∙10 4·∙07-‐7·∙55 1·∙36 1·∙77 2·∙10 1·∙33 1·∙31 1·∙11 1·∙16 1·∙22 1·∙32 1·∙19 1·∙28 1·∙75 2·∙55

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙25 0·∙50 0·∙40 0·∙19 0·∙35 0·∙18 0·∙17 0·∙18 0·∙08 0·∙35 0·∙19 0·∙48 0·∙21

1·∙05-‐1·∙80 1·∙10-‐2·∙87 1·∙64-‐2·∙87 1·∙10-‐1·∙62 0·∙68-‐2·∙6 0·∙91-‐1·∙42 0·∙91-‐1·∙34 0·∙95-‐1·∙44 1·∙25-‐1·∙41 0·∙68-‐1·∙52 0·∙97-‐1·∙55 1·∙07-‐2·∙60 2·∙30-‐2·∙81

6·∙28 ± 1·∙75 3·∙91-‐8·∙88

14·∙13 1·∙26 28·∙59 1·∙11 29·∙77 1·∙09

99·∙19 98·∙69 99·∙31

40·∙19 1·∙18 27·∙87 1·∙04 41·∙09 0·∙84

68·∙57 98·∙98 70·∙46

36·∙67 1·∙00 28·∙20 1·∙07

80·∙03 95·∙37

23·∙81 20·∙48 24·∙89 67·∙88

0·∙99 1·∙15 0·∙95 1·∙25

70·∙52 52·∙11 86·∙06 96·∙97

34·∙73 0·∙97

86·∙93

75·∙52 109·∙79 136·∙50 88·∙70 68·∙78 76·∙66 75·∙69 77·∙34

1·∙61 1·∙22 0·∙97 1·∙69 1·∙63 1·∙25 0·∙77 1·∙23

90·∙51 91·∙13 80·∙20 88·∙63 88·∙45 93·∙47 99·∙45 68·∙94

87·∙29 65·∙74 76·∙81 71·∙26

0·∙77 1·∙67 1·∙52 0·∙72

95·∙91 98·∙42 88·∙33 60·∙17

38·∙96 1·∙35

92·∙30

Mullus spp. Mullus barbatus Mullus surmuletus Pomacentridae Chromis chromis Pomatomidae Pomatomus saltatrix Sciaenidae Sciaena umbra Umbrina spp. Umbrina canariensis Umbrina cirrosa Scombridae Sarda sarda Scomber spp. Scomber colias Scomber scombrus Serranidae Serranus spp. Serranus cabrilla Serranus hepatus Serranus scriba Sparidae

Boops boops Dentex dentex Diplodus spp. Diplodus annularis Diplodus cervinus Diplodus puntazzo Diplodus sargus Diplodus vulgaris Pagellus spp. Pagellus acarne Pagellus bogaraveo

20 10 10 7 8 10 18 7 11 8 15 9 6 26 7 10 9 10 8 46 10 4 8 11 13 35 13 4

LT LT LT

177·∙10 ± 70·∙14 156·∙60 ± 51·∙63 197·∙60 ± 82·∙38

53-‐330 60-‐245 53-‐330

L T

90·∙14 ± 25·∙33

55-‐124

L T

438·∙63 ± 118·∙51 277-‐660

L T LT LT LT

336·∙00 283·∙83 237·∙86 313·∙09

± ± ± ±

52·∙64 108·∙17 81·∙74 116·∙02

250-‐410 110-‐540 110-‐320 115-‐540

L F LF LF LF

477·∙50 297·∙13 333·∙67 242·∙33

± ± ± ±

176·∙15 95·∙21 94·∙78 70·∙74

125-‐650 172-‐468 172-‐468 181-‐380

L T LT LT LT

128·∙92 174·∙86 89·∙50 137·∙00

± ± ± ±

55·∙94 62·∙76 23·∙62 48·∙33

45-‐230 70-‐230 45-‐120 50-‐198


216·∙40 282·∙00 206·∙96 140·∙00 245·∙00 254·∙75 250·∙45 180·∙54 177·∙31 179·∙31 168·∙75

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

34·∙67 57·∙56 75·∙66 50·∙11 25·∙74 84·∙79 46·∙61 71·∙98 79·∙28 56·∙73 23·∙94

135-‐255 191-‐365 55-‐360 55-‐220 222-‐280 100-‐360 195-‐350 85-‐317 65-‐410 90-‐296 135-‐190

2·∙39 ± 0·∙62 0·∙87-‐3·∙35 2·∙29 ± 0·∙50 1·∙32-‐3·∙04 2·∙49 ± 0·∙74 0·∙87-‐3·∙35 2·∙55 ± 0·∙48 1·∙81-‐3·∙05 4·∙03 ± 0·∙70 3·∙17-‐5·∙46 8·∙77 6·∙79 6·∙33 7·∙08

± ± ± ±

1·∙30 1·∙74 1·∙33 1·∙96

6·∙72-‐11·∙15 4·∙00-‐11·∙34 4·∙00-‐7·∙67 4·∙56-‐11·∙34

2·∙12 2·∙03 2·∙40 1·∙48

± ± ± ±

0·∙74 0·∙59 0·∙37 0·∙35

0·∙77-‐3·∙35 1·∙21-‐2·∙84 1·∙86-‐2·∙84 1·∙21-‐2·∙14

2·∙29 2·∙73 2·∙12 2·∙13

± ± ± ±

0·∙67 0·∙87 0·∙48 0·∙60

0·∙97-‐3·∙81 1·∙38-‐3·∙81 1·∙22-‐2·∙75 0·∙97-‐2·∙64

3·∙56 5·∙13 3·∙52 2·∙97 4·∙34 3·∙90 3·∙50 3·∙48 4·∙05 3·∙29 3·∙46

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙42 0·∙90 0·∙79 0·∙78 0·∙46 0·∙61 0·∙45 0·∙95 1·∙84 0·∙59 0·∙41

2·∙68-‐4·∙03 3·∙83-‐6·∙62 1·∙51-‐5·∙36 1·∙51-‐4·∙42 3·∙86-‐4·∙93 2·∙81-‐4·∙97 2·∙98-‐4·∙38 2·∙04-‐5·∙36 2·∙06-‐8·∙79 2·∙31-‐4·∙29 2·∙90-‐3·∙85

44·∙29 1·∙56 44·∙28 1·∙50 52·∙04 1·∙43

83·∙86 89·∙18 81·∙64

21·∙40 1·∙52

95·∙18

58·∙50 1·∙44

91·∙16

42·∙40 23·∙73 17·∙84 30·∙23

0·∙95 1·∙29 1·∙40 1·∙19

84·∙12 83·∙03 73·∙75 86·∙55

243·∙36 153·∙49 92·∙89 152·∙41

0·∙91 0·∙93 1·∙45 1·∙18

88·∙69 69·∙07 63·∙85 91·∙59

42·∙99 65·∙18 37·∙18 48·∙13

1·∙31 0·∙99 1·∙16 1·∙36

76·∙99 85·∙96 96·∙73 95·∙83

58·∙49 50·∙33 37·∙73 32·∙71

1·∙03 1·∙05 1·∙35 1·∙33

61·∙76 84·∙93 72·∙71 93·∙31

21·∙62 45·∙18 30·∙96 54·∙38 20·∙69

1·∙80 1·∙36 1·∙40 0·∙85 1·∙79

78·∙58 91·∙48 94·∙14 75·∙57 90·∙55

Pagellus erythrinus Pagrus pagrus Sarpa salpa Sparus aurata Lithognathus mormyrus Oblada melanura Spondyliosoma cantharus Sphyraenidae Sphyraena spp. Sphyraena sphyraena Sphyraena viridensis Trachinidae Trachinus spp. Trachinus araneus Trachinus draco Trachinus radiatus Trichiuridae Lepidopus caudatus Uranoscopidae

Uranoscopus scaber PLEURONECTIFORMES

Bothidae Bothus podas Arnoglossus spp. Arnoglossus imperialis Arnoglossus laterna Arnoglossus rueppelii Arnoglossus thori Citharidae Citharus linguatula Scophthalmidae

Lepidorhombus spp. Lepidorhombus boscii Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

18 8 5 6 7 6 9

10 6 4 22 3 11 8 9 10 9 23 2 11 4 6 11 5 4 1

LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

177·∙78 249·∙63 239·∙20 268·∙50 253·∙00 291·∙83 194·∙67

± ± ± ± ± ± ±

100·∙88 48·∙76 97·∙79 51·∙20 85·∙07 54·∙99 50·∙03

L T LT LT

461·∙60 382·∙50 580·∙25

± ± ±

144·∙25 305-‐715 65·∙02 305-‐480 155·∙23 414-‐715

L T LT LT LT

255·∙23 354·∙00 211·∙73 278·∙00

LT

582·∙22 ± 321·∙37

105-‐ 1000

L T

206·∙10 ± 82·∙67

95-‐341

L T

65-‐175

LT LT LT LT LT

113·∙33 ± 39·∙29 97·∙91 ± 13·∙53 115·∙00 ± 14·∙14 95·∙00 ± 15·∙81 105·∙00 ± 4·∙08 92·∙83 ± 7·∙03

65-‐125 105-‐125 65-‐120 100-‐110 83-‐104

L T

169·∙64 ± 46·∙37

111-‐230

L T LT LT

214·∙00 ± 46·∙15 225·∙00 ± 45·∙09 170·∙00

170-‐280 170-‐280

± ± ± ±

90·∙08 8·∙72 88·∙15 74·∙00

65-‐410 163-‐327 75-‐331 200-‐330 130-‐350 206-‐360 103-‐270

78-‐377 344-‐360 78-‐330 163-‐377

4·∙73 5·∙95 3·∙14 4·∙75 3·∙52 4·∙79 4·∙19

± ± ± ± ± ± ±

2·∙34 0·∙65 0·∙69 0·∙38 0·∙64 0·∙45 0·∙55

4·∙07 3·∙59 4·∙80

± ± ±

0·∙84 3·∙09-‐5·∙72 0·∙38 3·∙09-‐4·∙05 0·∙82 3·∙94-‐5·∙72

4·∙41 5·∙90 3·∙79 4·∙70

± ± ± ±

1·∙24 0·∙10 1·∙15 1·∙01

2·∙06-‐8·∙79 4·∙65-‐6·∙67 1·∙99-‐3·∙84 4·∙23-‐5·∙10 2·∙69-‐4·∙34 3·∙93-‐5·∙26 3·∙03-‐4·∙89

1·∙81-‐6·∙00 5·∙8-‐6·∙00 1·∙81-‐5·∙23 2·∙88-‐5·∙95

1·∙58 ± 0·∙67 0·∙48-‐2·∙55 4·∙68 ± 1·∙83 2·∙09-‐7·∙08 1·∙35 ± 0·∙21 1·∙50 ± 0·∙21 1·∙55 ± 0·∙23 1·∙53 ± 0·∙25 1·∙63 ± 0·∙11 1·∙35 ± 0·∙09

1·∙07-‐1·∙68 1·∙09-‐1·∙92 1·∙39-‐1·∙71 1·∙09-‐1·∙92 1·∙53-‐1·∙78 1·∙26-‐1·∙52

3·∙01 ± 0·∙55 2·∙21-‐3·∙87 3·∙80 ± 0·∙58 3·∙29-‐4·∙79 3·∙88 ± 0·∙64 3·∙29-‐4·∙79 3·∙47

28·∙12 12·∙72 24·∙87 10·∙25 25·∙84 16·∙19 13·∙33

1·∙17 1·∙67 1·∙95 2·∙09 1·∙80 1·∙84 1·∙86

94·∙19 79·∙63 92·∙96 73·∙89 94·∙83 73·∙71 82·∙89

58·∙91 1·∙46 53·∙81 1·∙53

96·∙79 92·∙64

40·∙55 1·∙23

92·∙78

38·∙34 1·∙27 39·∙37 1·∙26

86·∙75 95·∙70

307·∙85 1·∙33

96·∙22

43·∙31 1·∙01

93·∙29

58·∙75 2·∙09 70·∙57 0·∙81

89·∙48

64·∙31 0·∙92

84·∙96

69·∙16 0·∙98

77·∙75

34·∙31 1·∙44

93·∙31

39·∙79 1·∙26

86·∙10

70·∙66

Scophthalmus rhombus Scophthalmus maximus Soleidae Microchirus spp. Microchirus ocellatus Microchirus variegatus Monochirus hispidus Pegusa lascaris Solea spp. Solea senegalensis Solea solea Symphurinae Symphurus nigrescens SCORPAENIFORMES

Dactylopteridae Dactylopterus volitans Scorpaenidae Scorpaena elongata Scorpaena notata Scorpaena porcus Scorpaena scrofa Sebastidae Helicolenus dactylopterus Triglidae Chelidonichthys spp. Chelidonichthys cuculus Chelidonichthys lucerna Chelidonichthys obscura Lepidotrigla spp. Lepidotrigla cavillone Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei Trigla lyra Trigloporus lastoviza Eutrigla gurnardus

6 5 11 3 8 6 8 18 9 9 8 9 7 14 9 9 12 23 6 7 10 13 9 4 6 11 8

LT LT

249·∙17 ± 55·∙72 224·∙00 ± 28·∙59

195-‐340 190-‐260

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

120·∙91 135·∙00 115·∙63 90·∙00 177·∙88 290·∙89 316·∙00 265·∙78

70-‐160 105-‐155 70-‐160 55-‐110 130-‐220 140-‐420 230-‐420 140-‐397

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

29·∙05 26·∙46 29·∙81 19·∙49 31·∙56 84·∙03 59·∙19 100·∙40

L T

87·∙50 ± 17·∙32

65-‐115

L T

307·∙44 ± 83·∙77

208-‐446

L T LT LT LT

150·∙71 137·∙79 222·∙33 260·∙56

56·∙97 37·∙56 64·∙76 92·∙14

70-‐210 65-‐200 106-‐311 80-‐360

L T

171·∙25 ± 65·∙60

85-‐290

L T LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT

169·∙22 127·∙50 212·∙00 164·∙30 111·∙15 115·∙00 102·∙50 172·∙17 176·∙55 146·∙63

75-‐344 95-‐165 75-‐344 90-‐290 75-‐150 75-‐150 90-‐110 93-‐365 90-‐329 58-‐250

± ± ± ±

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

78·∙31 25·∙05 105·∙93 67·∙47 19·∙81 22·∙36 9·∙57 103·∙97 75·∙20 60·∙71

3·∙65 ± 0·∙88 2·∙76-‐4·∙85 3·∙16 ± 0·∙37 2·∙76-‐3·∙63 2·∙39 2·∙64 2·∙30 2·∙16 2·∙11 3·∙21 3·∙12 3·∙29

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙40 0·∙40 0·∙38 0·∙22 0·∙29 0·∙62 0·∙38 0·∙81

1·∙54-‐3·∙06 2·∙26-‐3·∙06 1·∙54-‐2·∙77 1·∙86-‐2·∙47 1·∙78-‐2·∙71 2·∙26-‐4·∙34 2·∙67-‐3·∙72 2·∙26-‐4·∙34

1·∙69 ± 0·∙31 1·∙22-‐2·∙28 1·∙86 ± 0·∙45 1·∙30-‐2·∙64 3·∙28 3·∙08 3·∙29 4·∙31

± ± ± ±

0·∙94 0·∙85 0·∙66 1·∙18

2·∙02-‐4·∙46 1·∙73-‐4·∙54 2·∙03-‐4·∙43 1·∙76-‐5·∙63

4·∙01 ± 1·∙31 2·∙42-‐6·∙48 2·∙13 1·∙96 2·∙65 1·∙86 2·∙18 2·∙19 2·∙16 2·∙73 2·∙35 1·∙93

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0·∙71 0·∙33 0·∙88 0·∙58 0·∙27 0·∙33 0·∙01 1·∙03 0·∙56 0·∙62

1·∙19-‐3·∙63 1·∙66-‐2·∙51 1·∙52-‐3·∙63 1·∙19-‐2·∙79 1·∙80-‐2·∙78 1·∙80-‐2·∙78 2·∙14-‐2·∙17 1·∙67-‐4·∙54 1·∙64-‐3·∙46 1·∙07-‐2·∙80

84·∙21 0·∙84 64·∙04 1·∙09

81·∙22 99·∙14

35·∙91 1·∙38

88·∙91

29·∙66 37·∙44 83·∙80 70·∙66 63·∙26 44·∙53

1·∙61 1·∙14 1·∙01 1·∙21 1·∙41 1·∙48

92·∙28 29·∙00 63·∙96 71·∙44 85·∙07 92·∙38

53·∙62 0·∙93

75·∙19

157·∙06 1·∙08

91·∙84

31·∙11 51·∙55 45·∙97 36·∙04

1·∙32 0·∙88 1·∙32 1·∙34

95·∙16 80·∙80 82·∙97 95·∙01

35·∙51 1·∙13

95·∙09

61·∙80 61·∙71 45·∙93 72·∙40 42·∙53 46·∙37

1·∙31 1·∙07 1·∙53 1·∙30 1·∙23 1·∙16

90·∙10 85·∙55 98·∙64 98·∙30 70·∙22 79·∙02

34·∙11 1·∙56 41·∙95 1·∙65 63·∙33 1·∙26

98·∙15 85·∙13 93·∙74

ZEIFORMES Zeidae Zeus faber

5

L T

205·∙00 ± 174·∙21 75-‐510

1·∙55 ± 0·∙50 1·∙07-‐2·∙38

60·∙61 2·∙45

99·∙42

TABLE SV. Comparative table between the regression coefficients of Smale et al., (1995) and the present study Smale et al. (1995) Species Hoplostethus mediterraneus Helicolenus dactylopterus Scorpaena scrofa Trachurus trachurus Pomatomus saltatrix Diplodus cervinus Diplodus sargus Lithognathus mormyrus Pagellus belloti Sarpa salpa Umbrina canariensis Lepidopus caudatus

This study

Southern African waters North-‐eastern Atlantic Mediterranean Sea n 44 31 17 220 117 38 85 30 110 78 188 41

b 1·∙11 1·∙19 1·∙38 1·∙06 1·∙32 1·∙40 1·∙31 1·∙45 1·∙05 1·∙30 1·∙22 1·∙42

n 6

b 1·∙06

36

1·∙37

98 80 5 120

1·∙17 1·∙32 0·∙81 1·∙43

45

1·∙20

n 8 12 9 6 8 11 7 5 7 8

b 0·∙94 1·∙16 1·∙28 1·∙39 1·∙61 1·∙07 1·∙31 1·∙31 1·∙49 1·∙26