Deree; Age and growth, dietary habits, and parasitism of Enchelyopus cimbrius 



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Total length is the most appropriate parameter to 

 set limits around an age class for E. cimbrius. For 

 example, a fish with a total length of 165 mm would 

 be approximately 3 or 4 years old. If the weight of 



this same fish, approximately 15 g, was used to esti- 

 mate age, the range of this estimated age would in- 

 crease from 2 to 5 years. Conversely, weight appears 

 to be a better measure of absolute growth than total 



