Fishers and groupers (Epinephelus marginatus and E. morio) in the coast of Brazil: integrating information for conservation

Table 2 Estimation of the differences in the weight-length equations for the dusky grouper

Equation number	Equation	N	R²	TL_min –TL_max, cm	Locality	Source
1	TW = 910⁻⁶TL^3.1149 (kg-cm)	246	0.9985	22–100.2	South of Santa Catarina State	(Andrade et al., 2003) [34]
2	TW = 8 * 10⁻⁶ * TL^3.2213 or ln W = −11.76 + 3.221 ln L (kg-cm)	135	0.9828	25.1–79.6	Southeast Brazil (data from 1999 to 2000)	(Ximenes-Carvalho et al., 2012) [62]
3	TW = 0.0028TL²–0.143TL + 2.246 (kg-cm)	793	0.83	17–130	Copacabana Beach, Rio De Janeiro State	(Begossi et al., 2016)
4	TW = 4.4 * 10^− 5 * TL^2.8 (kg-cm)	173	0.97	30–100	Babitonga Bay and Sao Francisco do Sul Island, Southern Brazil	(Gerhardinger et al., 2006) [36]
5	TW = 0.0022TL²–0.888TL + 1.1079 (kg-cm)	183	0.9547	22–62	Southeastern Brazilian coast	(Begossi et al., 2012) [19]
6	TW = − 1173.00 + 5.23TL (g-mm)	22	0.84	23–48	Bertioga (coast of Sao Paulo)	(Begossi and Silvano, 2008) [8]
7	TW = − 3775.82 + 12.21TL (g-mm)	37	0.88	32–68	Copacabana (coast of Rio de Janeiro)	(Begossi and Silvano, 2008) [8]
8	TW = 0.0039TL²–0.2704TL + 5.9295	221	0.9612	38–109	Copacabana	Our study here

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