1992년 9월부터 1993년 8월까지 군산항을 기지로 한 소형어선이 한국서해안 격열비열도 근해에서 어획한 돌가자미를 매월 약 20마리씩 정기적으로 채집한 총 248마리의 연령과 성장에 관하여 조사분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 이석의 투명대가 형성되는 시기는 1~2월이고 불투명대가 형성된 시기는 11월이었다. 2. 이석반경(R)과 체장(SL)과의 사이에는 자웅별로 다음과 같은 관계식이 성립하였다. Male SL=84.1R super (1.01) (r super (2) = 0.74) Female SL=80.1R super (1.07) (r super(2) =0.76) 3. 전장(TL)과 체장(SL)과의 사이에는 다음과 같은 관계식이 성립하였다. Male TL=1.15SL+9.6(r super (2)=0.99) Female TL=1.14SL+10.0(r super(2)=0.99) 4. 연령별 체장(Lt)과 연령(t)을 von Bertalanffy 성장식에 적용하여 다음과 같은 관계식을 구하였다. Male Lt=313.7(1-exp{-0.463(t+0.0704)}] Female Lt=478.6[1-exp{-0.286(t-0.1619)}]

Age and growth of stone flounder kareius bicolortus in approaches to Kyongyolbiyolto of Yellow sea were studied by otolith reading of 248 fishes from September 1992 to August 1993. Examination of the ourter margins of the otoliths showed that th hyaline zone as annulus was formed once a year and that its formation was completed at the end of the spawning season(Jan. to Feb.). Growth of the fish was expressed by the von Bertalanffy's equation as Lt=313.7[1-exp{-0.463(t+0.0704)}] for males and Lt=478.6[1-exp{-0.286(t-0.1619)}] for females, where Lt is body length in mm and It is age in years. It was found that growth of males and females differs, with the females showing a higher growth than the males. Growth in body weight was also examined. The oldest fish were seven years old for males and females.

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