Growth Rate of a Carangid Fish, the Omaka Caranx mate, in Hawaii

Abstract
A study of growth rate was initiated to ascertain the time to marketable size and the feasibility for aquaculture of the Hawaiian carangid, Caranx mate. The growth rate of Caranx mate was calculated for larvae, juveniles, and adults. Measurements of standard length and wet weight of juveniles were made every 14 days for a year; of adults, every 30 days for 3 months. The approximate growth rate for larval C. mate was 18 mm per month; of juveniles, 7.5 mm per month; and of adults, 2.3 mm per month. Marketable size is reached in approximately 7 months.

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