AGE AND GROWTH OF THE JAPANESE SEE BASS (LATEOLABRAX JAPONICUS) IN YAMEN OUTFALL OF PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
珠江口崖门鲈鱼年龄和生长的研究

The 290 specimens of young and adult Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus) were collected from Yamen Outfal of Pearl River Estuary, during the period from June 1983 to January 1986. Scales used to determine the the age and growth rates of the fish are taken from the middle part between the dorsal spines and the lateral line. The annual ring is characterized by the rank of dense and sparse of the rings on the scale. New annual ring began 1o appear mostly during February-March, The Japanese sea bass matur...