Age and growth of the hollowsnout grenadier, Caelorinchus caelorhincus (Risso, 1810), in the Aegean Sea

Age and growth of the hollowsnout grenadier was studied based on samples collected seasonally in the Agean Sea between March 2003 and January 2004. Total length ranged from 9.0 to 21.6 cm. Length-weight relationship was described as a = 0.0032, and b = 3.008. Age determinations based on otolith readings were between 1 and 10 years. The von Bertalanffy growth curve fitted to observed lengths-at-age provided parameters of L-infinity = 24.9 cm, k = 0.115 and t(o) = -3.494.