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Table 7 



Growth parameters of M. curema for other localities. 



' These values of longevity were obtained in our study by the application of the Taylor method < 19.58) to the growth parameters given by the 



authors mentioned in this table. 

 - = method not indicated. 

 ' For the conversion from fork length to TL. the equation given by Thompson et al < 1991 1 was used. 



L„ show an inversely proportional relation to the k 

 coefficient. 



Acknowledgments 



The authors wish to thank Jordi Lleonart, Institute 

 de Ciencias del Mar (CSIC), for support and com- 

 ments on the manuscript and to the students of the 

 Universidad Veracruzana-Tuxpam. We wish also to 

 thank Antonio Rodriguez Canto for his help in the 

 preparation of the figures. 



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