@article{Soto Rojas_Mejía Arana_Palacios_Hiramatsu_2009, title={Reproduction and growth of the fish <i>Lutjanus guttatus</i> (Pisces: Lutjanidae) in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica}, volume={57}, url={https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/11303}, DOI={10.15517/rbt.v57i1-2.11303}, abstractNote={The fish <em>Lutjanus guttatus</em> is important in the fisheries of Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica where they are captured with varied gear mainly by the artisanal fleet. We measured specimens from the commercial catch of 2002-2006. Gonadal state was determined macroscopically and age with otoliths The total length-total weight relationship was y = 0.0236x2.8153 and total length-eviscerated weight y = 0.0216x2.8129. Simplified relationships were y = 0.0173x3 and y = 0.0162x3. There is year-round reproduction with peaks in March (dry season) and September (rainy season). Male-female sexual ratio was 1:1. The age-length key for the gulf shows availability until the 6 years of age. The von Bertalanffy growth curve is L (t) = 65,9 (1-e -0,13(t+2,66))}, number={1-2}, journal={Revista de Biología Tropical}, author={Soto Rojas, Rosa L. and Mejía Arana, Fernando and Palacios, J. A. and Hiramatsu, Kazuhito}, year={2009}, month={Jun.}, pages={125–131} }