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The oscar (Astronotus ocellatus) is a species of fish from the cichlid family known under a variety of common names, including tiger oscar, velvet cichlid, and marble cichlid. [2] In tropical South America, where the species naturally resides, A. ocellatus specimens are often found for sale as a food fish in the local markets.
Growth rate. This measures the growth of individuals in size and length. This is important in fisheries where the population is often measured in terms of biomass. Mortality. This includes harvest mortality and natural mortality. Natural mortality includes non-human predation, disease and old age.
The lead asserts that Oscars are slow growing for aquarium fish, this is simply not accurate. Oscars grow at a rate approximately 1.5-3cm per month - around an inch - until they reach about about 20cm (8inch). Within the Cichlid family (the family the Oscar is in) there are hardly any varieties that match this rate of growth.
The estimates also mark a stark contrast to the record low growth rate of 0.2% in 2021, a time when countries were restricting travel because of COVID-19, the U.S. Census Bureau said.
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Aristotle (ca. 340 B.C.) may have been the first scientist to speculate on the use of hard parts of fishes to determine age, stating in Historica Animalium that “the age of a scaly fish may be told by the size and hardness of its scales.” [4] However, it was not until the development of the microscope that more detailed studies were performed on the structure of scales. [5]
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