Growth parameters for Chelon auratus
 
Maximum Length 61cm FL
n = 35
Note that studies where Loo is very different (+/- 1/3) from Lmax are doubtful.
Lm vs Linf graph [n = 2]
Reproductive graph [n = 2]
M vs K graph [n = 3]
M vs Linf graph [n = 3]
Longevity vs 3/K graph [n = 4]
ø = 2.99
L inf = 53.7 cm TL
K = 0.3
Median record no. 18
96880Ref. 96880
Loo
(cm)		 Length Type K
(1/y)		 t0
(years)		 Sex M
(1/y)		 Temp° C Lm Ø' Country Locality Questionable Captive
21.6 SL 0.555 -0.46 19.0 2.41 Greece Saronikos Gulf Yes No
24.3 TL 0.630 0.11 0.43 17.3 2.57 Italy Marsala lagoon Yes No
31.3 TL 0.241 -1.39 2.37 Portugal Óbidus Lagoon No No
34.5 TL 0.366 13.0 2.64 France Gulf of Biscay No No
36.4 TL 0.180 -1.81 2.38 Tunisia Tunisian coasts No No
38.6 FL 0.590 0.64 17.0 2.94 Tunisia No No
39.8 TL 0.208 -1.14 2.52 Croatia Mirna Bay No No
39.8 TL 0.495 -0.29 2.89 Tunisia No No
40.0 TL 0.280 -0.96 2.65 Greece Epirus No No
41.7 TL 0.382 2.82 Spain Cadiz estuaries No No
43.2 TL 0.330 -0.30 2.79 Türkiye Homa Lagoon, Izmir Bay (38°31'10" N, 26°49'50" E) No No
45.0 TL 0.200 2.61 France Bay of Marseille No No
51.0 TL 0.300 -0.40 2.89 Croatia Krka River estuary No No
51.1 TL 0.224 -0.02 2.77 France Bay of Biscay No No
51.6 TL 0.229 -0.21 2.79 Black Sea No No
53.7 TL 0.341 19.0 2.99 Italy Brackish Waters No No
53.7 TL 0.341 0.15 2.99 Italy Tyrrhenian Sea No No
53.7 TL 0.340 0.15 2.99 Italy Rome No No
54.1 TL 0.199 14.3 2.77 Russia Black Sea No No
54.1 TL 0.311 0.12 2.96 Caspian Sea No No
57.1 FL 0.130 -0.59 2.63 Russia Caspian Sea No No
57.7 TL 0.160 M 19.0 27.0 2.73 France Thau, Gulf of Lion No No
58.2 TL 0.156 2.72 France Morbihan No No
61.3 TL 0.173 -0.08 2.81 France Brittany No No
62.7 FL 0.150 -0.23 0.35 2.77 Caspian Sea / 1991-2005. No  
63.1 TL 0.159 -1.09 F 2.80 Greece Klisova Lagoon No No
63.7 TL 0.135 2.74 Spain Bahía de Cádiz No No
64.9 TL 0.152 -1.14 M 2.81 Greece Klisova Lagoon No No
66.0 TL 0.169 2.87 Russia Caspian No No
66.2 TL 0.145 -1.17 2.80 Greece Gulf of Patraikos No No
68.5 TL 0.110 -0.51 2.71 Portugal Aveiro Lagoon No No
68.6 TL 0.150 -0.23 2.85 Caspian Sea No No
68.8 TL 0.140 F 19.0 34.0 2.82 France Thau, Gulf of Lion No No
76.9 TL 0.074 -0.20 2.64 Greece Ionian coast Yes No
116.0 TL 0.061 0.24 2.91 UK Isles of Scilly Yes No
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