Fig. 2. Weight (kg) at age of hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) from the eastern Gulf of Mexico and south Florida. Symbols depict mean size at age (±95% confidence limits); decimal ages are grouped into integer ages, for graphical clarity. The von Bertalanffy growth equation for the eastern gulf is and is depicted as the solid line (r² = 0.81). The growth model for south Florida hogfish failed to converge, so no predicted relationship is depicted.