On some biological characters of Parachaenichthys georgianus (Fischer,1885) (Pisces, Notothenioidei, Bathydraconidae) from the shelf waters of South Georgia (Antarctica)

Abstract

The present paper evaluates the relevance of otoliths, vertebrae and other osseous elements to the age determinations; the age composition of stock, growth rate, length-weight relationship, condition, stage of gonads maturity as well as the age at first maturity were investigated, too.