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Length-weight and length-length morphometric models accurately describe four commercially important lobster species in southeastern Brazil, revealing significant sex-specific differences in Panulirus laevicauda and Panulirus meripurpuratus, and size-dependent morphometric shifts exclusively in P. laevicauda. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Quantify species- and sex-specific morphometric relationships, condition indices, and size-dependent scaling shifts to establish regional biometric baselines for commercially exploited lobsters.

September 10, 2026Aquaculture Fish and FisheriesOpen Access

Morphometric Relationships, Condition Indices and Size‐Dependent Morphometric Shifts in Four Lobster Species From Southeastern Brazil

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RBRodrigo BarretoInternational Foundation for Electoral Systems AMAndressa C. M. de MeloInternational Foundation for Electoral Systems RSRayana Brandão SantosInternational Foundation for Electoral Systems

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Observational study reveals species- and sex-specific morphometric scaling in four commercial lobster species, providing standardized biometric models for fisheries management.

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Quantify species- and sex-specific morphometric relationships, condition indices, and size-dependent scaling shifts to establish regional biometric baselines for commercially exploited lobsters.
Sampled 802 lobsters (Panulirus laevicauda, Panulirus meripurpuratus, Panulirus echinatus, and Scyllarides brasiliensis) landed by small-scale fisheries in southeastern Brazil between April 2020 and March 2025.
Measured total length, cephalothorax length, cephalothorax width, and total weight to estimate length–weight and length–length relationships across species and sexes.
Compared relative condition factor against Fulton's condition factor and applied segmented regression to identify size-dependent shifts in morphometric scaling.
Length–weight models accounted for high levels of variance across species (R² = 0.81–0.99), demonstrating reliable predictive performance for fisheries conversion.
Sex-specific scaling differed significantly in Panulirus laevicauda and Panulirus meripurpuratus, but remained similar between sexes in Scyllarides brasiliensis.
Segmented regression identified size-dependent morphometric scaling shifts solely in Panulirus laevicauda, while relative condition factor exhibited minimal size bias across evaluated taxa.

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Barreto et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27be758559d80afc7558f https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.70313

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Observational study reveals species- and sex-specific morphometric scaling in four commercial lobster species, providing standardized biometric models for fisheries management.

Morphometric Relationships, Condition Indices and Size‐Dependent Morphometric Shifts in Four Lobster Species From Southeastern Brazil

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Morphometric Relationships, Condition Indices and Size‐Dependent Morphometric Shifts in Four Lobster Species From Southeastern Brazil

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