Abstract
Abstract Length–weight relationships (LWR) were determined for Deania calceus, Deania profundorum, Merluccius polli, Merluccius senegalensis, Mora moro, Trachyscorpia echinata, and Zenopsis conchifer. Specimens were collected during scientific trawl surveys conducted along the edge of the continental shelf of Morocco and Western Sahara in November–December 2005 and 2006. Fish were measured in relation to total length (TL, to 0.1 cm) and total weight (TW, to 1 g), and sexed when possible. All LWRs obtained for the pooled sexes gave close linear regressions (r2 ≥ 0.93), and LWR parameter b ranged from 2.638 (Z. conchifer) to 3.172 (D. calceus). Data presented herein expand the knowledge base for these species in Northwest Africa, as they have limited or no LWR data publicly available.
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