2019-04-112019-04-111990Fishbyte 8 (1): 21-25https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3169An attempt to fit the von Bertalanffy growth equation to three species of deep sea snappers using the ELEFAN method was unsuccessful, mainly because the fish are slow-growing, long lived species. Problems were also encountered in estimating asymptotic length and Z/K using a Wetherall plot. Possible approaches to resolving those difficulties are discussed.application/pdfCC BY 4.0Journal Article