On the biology of Adriatic Sole, Solea impar Bennet, 1831 (Pisces; Soleidae), off the SW coast of Sicily

The age and growth, weight-length relationship and sexual maturity of Adriatic sole, Solea impar (Bennett, 1831) were studied for 283 specimens caught in 2002 off the south-west coast of Sicily. Age was determined from reading 230 otoliths. The growth parameters estimated by sex were: L?=234.62 mm, k=0.29 yr-1, t0=-2.39 yr for females and L?=223.81 mm, k=0.25 yr-1, t0=-3.14 yr for males. The parameters of the weight-length relationship were: a=2*10-6, b=3.269 and a=8*10-6, b=3.011 (W=aLb) for females and males, respectively.