![]() The weight-length relations were W = 1.31 × 10-5元.03(n = 78, r2 = 0.99) and W = 5.40 × 10-6元.15(n = 79, r2 = 0.79) for dog snapper and mahogany snapper, respectively, where W = whole weight in grams. ![]() = 334(1-e(0.31(t+1.19))) for dog snapper and mahogany snapper, respectively. The Von Bertalanffy growth equations were L Dog snapper ranged from 200-837 mm total length (TL) and ages 2-33, while mahogany snapper ranged from 270-416 mm TL and ages 2-18. Analysis of otolith edge-type revealed that annuli formed between May and July on both species. Otoliths of both species were easily interpretable and agreement between readers was acceptable. Fish were aged (56 dog snapper and 54 mahogany snapper) by counting opaque zones on sectioned sagittal otoliths. The species were opportunistically sampled from commercial and recreational fisheries in the southeastern U.S. ![]() primarily occurring off of southern Florida. Dog snapper (Lutjanus jocu Bloch and Schneider 1801) and mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahogoni Cuvier 1828) are infrequently caught snappers in the southeastern U.S.
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