Table 3
Biometrics [total mass (TM, g) and length (TL, cm), body condition indices (Hepato-Somatic Index HSI and Fulton's K)] and parasitological parameters [total prevalence (P, %), mean abundance (A), mean taxa richness (R), and number of metazoan parasite taxa] (± CI) in 20 immatures of M. asterias (7 females and 13 males). Mean abundance of metazoan parasites equals mean intensity because prevalence equals to 100% whatever the sex. No significant differences between sexes occur in biometrics and parasitological parameters.
| Females (7) | Range | Males (13) | Range | All sharks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM (g) | 881.43 ± 134.90 | 690-1090 | 834.62 ± 87.29 | 580-1040 | 851.00 ± 67.79 |
| TL (cm) | 64.56 ± 3.56 | 59.3-70.5 | 64.06 ± 2.23 | 55.5-67.8 | 64.24 ± 1.74 |
| HSI | 8.61 ± 1.34 | 6.52-10.19 | 7.24 ± 0.94 | 5.21-11.51 | 7.72 ± 0.77 |
| K | 263.40 ± 10.74 | 245.10-282.94 | 257.44 ± 6.55 | 234.99-274.93 | 259.53 ± 5.31 |
| P (%) | 100.0 (64.6-100.0) | 100.0 (77.2-100.0) | 100.0 (83.9-100.0) | ||
| A† | 21.57 ± 17.94 | 1–50 | 35.23 ± 33.01 | 1–170 | 30.45 ± 21.36 |
| R | 3.29 ± 1.43 | 1–6 | 3.69 ± 0.89 | 1–5 | 3.55 ± 0.70 |
| Taxa number | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||
| †Myxozoa not included (not numbered) | |||||
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