Growth parameters for Acipenser oxyrinchus
 
Maximum Length 403cm TL
n = 8
Note that studies where Loo is very different (+/- 1/3) from Lmax are doubtful.
Longevity vs 3/K graph [n = 1]
ø = 3.52
L inf = 236.0 cm TL
K = 0.1
Median record no. 5
39264Ref. 39264
Loo
(cm)
Length Type K
(1/y)
t0
(years)
Sex M
(1/y)
Temp° C Lm Ø' Country Locality Questionable Captive
180.0 FL 0.147 M 3.68 USA off central New Jersey coast Yes No
184.0 TL 0.140 3.68 USA Suwannee River, Florida Yes No
199.0 FL 0.122 F 3.68 USA off central New Jersey coast Yes No
209.8 FL 0.123 -0.52 3.73 USA Pearl and Pascagoula rivers Yes No
236.0 TL 0.060 3.52 USA Kennebec, Maine No No
242.0 TL 0.120 3.85 USA Winyah Bay, South Carolina Yes No
256.0 TL 0.070 -3.20 F 3.66 USA Hudson River, New York No No
315.0 TL 0.030 3.47 St. Lawrence River No No
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