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<journal-id>0188-8897</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Hidrobiológica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Hidrobiológica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-8897</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-88972017000100127</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Length-weight relationship and relative condition factor of the Stone Scorpionfish Scorpaena mystes in the central area of the Gulf of California, Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Relación longitud-peso y factor de condición relativo del pez escorpión roquero Scorpaena mystes en la parte central del Golfo de California, México]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jakes-Cota]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ulianov]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tripp-Valdez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arturo]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Fuerte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco O.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas Departamento de Pesquerías y Biología Marina]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Paz Baja California Sur]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur Departamento Académico de Economía Laboratorio de Sistemas Arrecifales]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Paz Baja California Sur]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>127</fpage>
<lpage>129</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-88972017000100127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-88972017000100127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-88972017000100127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background: In recent years (since 2012) there has been an increase in the commercial exploitation of Scorpaena mystes Jordan &amp; Starks, 1985 in the central area of the Gulf of California and there is no in formation on the basic biology of this species that serve as a basis to determine the current population status and, in the future, assess any changes associated with exploitation and environmental factors.  Goals:  Determine the length-weight (LWR) and length-length (LLR) rela tionships, and the relative condition factor of S. mystes.  Methods: Fish specimens (n = 258) were collected monthly from May 2015 through April 2016 in waters off Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur. Each fish was measured for standard length (SL) and total length (TL), and weighed (W).  Results: LWR and LLR were highly significant (p &lt;0.05) with a determination coefficient higher than 0.9. The b-value (b = 3.06) of LWR was not significantly-different from 3. Monthly variation in the relative condition factor was also significant (p &lt;0.05) with the highest value in August (1.34).  Conclusions:  The growth of S. mystes is isometric. The monthly variation in the condition factor may be associated with maturation of the gonads of the species.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes: En años recientes (desde 2012) ha existido un aumen to en la explotación comercial de Scorpaena mystes Jordan &amp; Starks, 1895 en la parte central del Golfo California y no existe información sobre su biología básica que sirva de base para determinar el estado actual de la población y, en el futuro, evaluar cualquier cambio asociado con la explotación del recurso y factores ambientales.  Objetivos:  Determinar las relaciones longitud-peso (LWR) y longitud-longitud (LLR), así como el factor de condición relativo de S. mystes.  Métodos: Los peces (n = 258) fueron capturados mensualmente de mayo de 2015 a abril de 2016 en aguas costeras de Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur. De cada pez se registraron la longitud estándar (LE) y total (LT), y el peso (P).  Resultados: Las LWR y LLR fueron altamente significativas (p &lt;0.05) con un coeficiente de determinación mayor a 0.9. El valor de b (b = 3.06) de la LWR no fue significativamente diferente de 3. La variación mensual del factor de condición relativo también fue signifi cativa (p &lt;0.05), con el valor más alto en agosto (1.34).  Conclusiones:  El crecimiento de S. mystes es isométrico. La variación mensual del factor de condición puede estar asociada a la maduración de las gónadas de la especie.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Condition factor]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[isometric growth]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[LLR]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[LWR]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Scorpaena mystes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Crecimiento isométrico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[factor de condición]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[LLR]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[LWR]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Scorpaena mystes]]></kwd>
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