Fig. 5

Illustration of the Von Bertalanffy growth function parameterized for Conodon nobilis individuals sampled in Caraguatatuba Bight from August 2003 through October 2004, using the ELEFAN I routine. The dashed line represents the parameterization with the highest goodness-of-fit value—L _∞ (maximum length) 33.5 cm, C = 0.3, WP = 0.5; K (growth curve parameter) = 0.08, Rn = 0.323, and the solid lines represent the parameterization performed via visual identification of modal progressions—L _∞ = 34.2; K = 0.68, Rn = 0.160