Biology of the Red Snapper, Lutjanus aya Bloch, of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
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dc.contributor.authorMoseley, F.N.en_US
dc.contributor.otherContributions in Marine Scienceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:49:38Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:49:38Z
dc.date.issued1966en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 90-101.en_US
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dc.description.abstractAdult and juvenile red snappers were collected at irregular intervals in the northwesten Gulf of Mexico from February 1964 through March 1965. Stomach analyses indicated that red snappers were polyphagous. Adult red snappers were primarily piscivorous, although in certain seasons, they fed heavily on tunicates. Juvenile red snappers fed primarily on crustaceans, but periodically took fish. Age-growth studies conducted via scale readings indicated that red snappers have a more rapid growth rate than other lutjanids. It was found that Lutjanus aya attained a standard length of 200-220 mm their first year, and grew 80 to 90 mm each successive year up to spawning class III. The spawning season for red snappers off the Texas coast was found to be June to Mid-September, with the peak occurring in August. Adult red snappers seemed to prefer areas of hard limestone bottoms or irregular bottom formations, although commercial catch data and food studies indicated that they were not confined to these areas. Juveniles were collected only in waters over sandy and muddy bottoms, indicating that they do not show a complete preference for limestone bottoms or irregular bottom formations.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.geo-codeNorthwestern Gulf of Mexicoen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19090
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dc.locationGBIC Collection file roomen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries1346.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectmarine fishen_US
dc.subjectred snapperen_US
dc.subjectLutjanus ayaen_US
dc.subjectjuvenilesen_US
dc.subjectdietsen_US
dc.subjectgrowthen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.subjectspawning seasonsen_US
dc.titleBiology of the Red Snapper, Lutjanus aya Bloch, of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issue11en_US

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