Gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (L.), a protandrous hermaphrodite, was caught in Mellah
lagoon (Algeria) from July 1997 to June 1998. Its age, growth and reproduction were
studied. Fish ranged in size from 157 to 610 mm total length and weighed from 60 to 4000 g
wet weight. There were fish aged 1+ to 7+ years old in the samples. Direct scale readings
were made by counting the number of rings. These were compared with the data obtained
by backcalculating the lengths at different ages. These two methods were in agreement and …

Gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (L.), a protandrous hermaphrodite, was caught in Mellah
lagoon (Algeria) from July 1997 to June 1998. Its age, growth and reproduction were
studied. Fish ranged in size from 157 to 610 mm total length and weighed from 60 to 4000 g
wet weight. There were fish aged 1+ to 7+ years old in the samples. Direct scale read ings
were made by counting the number of rings. These were compared with the data obtained
by backcalculating the lengths at different ages. These two methods were in agreement and …