Age, growth, and energy storage of the subterranean fish Triplophysa rosa (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Chongqing, China

Table 2 The von Bertalanffy growth parameters comparison among species of Triplophysa

Species	Habitat type	L_∞ (cm)	K (year^-1)	t₀ (year)	Φ’	Temperature (^oC)	Altitude (m)	References
T. rosa	troglobitic fish	23.4	0.060	0.12	1.52	15	350	The present study
T. anterodorsalis	epigean fish	9.8	0.26	-2.09	1.40	17	1600	Wang & Liang 2017 [42]
T. markehenensis	epigean fish	17.3	0.16	-0.53	1.68	4	3600	Zhang et al. 2010 [43]
T. stenura	epigean fish	24.7	0.06	0.17	1.56	3	4200	Deng et al. 2010 [44]
T. orientalis	epigean fish	15.2	0.13	0.02	1.49	7	3500	Li et al. 2016 [45]
T. stewarti	epigean fish	13.9	0.17	2.10	1.51	4	4600	Tian et al. 2022 [46]

Parameters include asymptotic length (L_∞, cm), growth rate (K, year⁻¹), the theoretical age at a length of zero (t₀, year), growth performance index (Φ’), the temperature and altitude of the species’ habits

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