TABLE 1 in Analyses of body condition and digestive / metabolic parameters of Odontesthes argentinensis (Atherinopsidae) from Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon (Argentina) during different phases of ovarian development

TABLE 1 | Measurements of morphological/morphometrical and body condition parameters of Odontesthes argentinensis from Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon, at different phases of ovarian development. N = Number of samples; SD = Standard deviation; GSI = Gonadosomatic index; HIS = Hepatosomatic index; IC = Intestinal coefficient. Different letters indicate significant differences (one-way ANOVA; p <0.05). Physical TraitsPhase II N = 18Phase III N = 10Phase IIIas N = 13P valueMeanRangeSDMeanRangeSDMeanRangeSDTotal length (mm)317 a/b255–37836.92300 a294–38548.5349 b331–40039.70.01Body weight (g)255 a112–42391222.1 a214–41499382 b256–6351490.003Gonad weight (g)2.00 a0.2–3.51.14.1 a1.2–71.631.56 b10.3–73.518.4<0.0001Liver weight (g)5.1 a1.3–11.53.204.5 a1.8–92.378.8 b0.7–19.25.60.02Intestinal length (mm)279 a/b175–37044266 a147–32056324 b205–414660.03Intestinal weight (g)7.62.7–173.65.51–10.33.111.21.9–38.110.90.1Intestinal content weight (g)4.60.7–9.22.53.01.0–6.81.96.60.5–31.93.30.2GSI (%)0.8 a0.1–1.80.32.1 b1.0–5.30.68.9 c3.6–10.73.3<0.0001HSI (%)1.91.2–3.40.72.31.4–3.01.82.21.5–3.10.80.09IC (%)1.10.7–1.30.11.10.9–1.40.21.10.9–1.20.10.4