摘要
P>Age and growth of Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1787) in Lake Nanhu, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, were studied from January to December 2007. A total of 418 samples were collected ranging from 18 to 86 cm total length (TL). Among these samples, ages of female were 1 + -5 + years while males were 3 + -9 + years as estimated by basihyal. The length-weight relationships and the von Bertalanffy growth curve were described for all individuals as: W(T) = (2 x 10-7) TL3.2366 and L(t) = 104.1{1-e-0.108 (t + 1.625)}. To the best knowledge of the authors, this study presents the first reference on the relationship between age and growth of this species for the management of fishery resources.