@article{fdi:010086803,
  title = {{A} review of the ecological knowledge on the species {B}atrachoides liberiensis in estuarine and lagoon environments of {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{S}imier, {M}onique and {S}adio, {O}. and {T}ito de {M}orais, {L}uis and {E}coutin, {J}ean-{M}arc},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}cientific fishing programmes were carried out between 1979 and 2013 in several {W}est {A}frican estuarine, coastal and lagoon ecosystems. {B}atrachoides liberiensis represented only 5.2% of the occurrences, of which the majority were recorded in the {S}ine {S}aloum estuary. {T}his originality makes it possible to use this population to characterise certain features of the biology and ecology of this little described species. {B}. liberiensis was recorded in waters with a salinity of 25-46, transparency of 1-3.5 m, at depths of 2-10 m. {I}t was particularly abundant in areas at a distance of 15-35 km from the mouth. {T}he water temperature did not appear to be a determining factor for this species. {T}he sex ratio of the population, whose total length ranged from 10 to 371 mm, was in favour of females (87%) with an estimated size at first maturity of 189 mm (total length). {T}he parameters of the length-weight relationship were estimated at {K} = 1.0009*10(-5) and b = 3.097. {T}he diet of {B}. liberiensis consisted mainly of molluscs and crabs, present in respectively, 53.6% and 50.7% of the stomach contents analysed.},
  keywords = {{B}atrachoides liberiensis ; batrachoididae ; hairy toadfish ; tropical estuary ; tropical lagoon ; {W}est {A}frica ; {MAURITANIE} ; {SENEGAL} ; {GAMBIE} ; {GUINEE} {BISSAU} ; {GUINEE} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}frican {J}ournal of {E}cology},
  volume = {61},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {298--305},
  ISSN = {0141-6707},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1111/aje.13105},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086803},
}