Distribution and biological features of the common pandora, Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758), in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean)

Table 5 Length–weight relationship of P. erythrinus in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea

	N	TL range (mm)	a	b	SE (b)	R ²	t test	ANCOVA
Females	257	120–295	0.016	2.901	0.031	0.674	**	**
Males	47	130–320	0.013	2.965	0.055	0.684	ns
All samples	304	120–320	0.016	2.905	0.027	0.676	**

N number of specimens, TL total length; a intercept, b slope (allometry coefficient), SE standard error, R ² determination coefficient, t test probability of Student’s t test for isometry (H ₀: b = 3), ANCOVA analysis of covariance for sex-related differences; significance level: ns not significant, ** <0.01

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