Length-Weight Relationships of Brown-Marbled Grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Forsskål, 1775 in Bobong Taliabu Waters of North Maluku, Indonesia

Abstract

Length-weight relationship (LWR) species Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Forsskål, 1775 by gender (male and female) were collected from September 2016 to June 2017 in Bobong Taliabu waters, North Maluku, Indonesia. Fish captured using bottom trap, size 80 x 60 x 35 cm with mesh size 5 cm. LWRs of significant male and female E. fuscoguttatus (P<0.05) were calculated as W = 0.0098 L (r = 0.9252), W = 0.0752 L (r = 0.9029), and W = 0.9987 L (r = 0.9093) for both. This study recorded the new maximum length by sex of E. fuscoguttatus.