VARIATION IN SPOTTED GAR (LEPISOSTEUS OCULATUS) MASS-LENGTH RELATIONSHIPS IN TEXAS RESERVOIRS

Authors

Kevin L. Pope, Texas Tech UniversityFollow
Gene R. Wilde, Texas Tech University

Date of this Version

2003

Citation

Pope, K. L., and G. R. Wilde. 2003. Variation in spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) mass-length relationships in Texas reservoirs. Texas Journal of Science 55:43-48.

Comments

Copyright 2003 Kevin L. Pope and Gene R. Wilde.

Abstract

Total length and mass were measured on 883 spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus, collected between 1984 and 1996 from 49 Texas reservoirs. Spotted gar mass was positively related to length (r² = 0.92, p < 0.0001). Mass-length relationships differed significantly (P < 0.0001) among reservoirs, explaining an additional 2% of the variation in spotted gar mass.