THE GROWTH OF CALLINECTES DANAE SMITH (DECAPODA, PORTUNIDAE) FROM THE CO CEIÇÃO LAGOON, FLORIANÓPOLIS, SANTA CATARl A STATE, BRAZIL. Studies on the growth of the blue crab C. danae were carried out by the analysis of size-frequency distributions, and the growth cUlVes were determined for both sexes through Bertalanffy equation. 613 males and 511 females were obtained from 10 collecting sites ofthe lagoon,at night, monthly from January/88 toJuly/89. The growth CUIVes in carapace width were

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... bed according to the following equations: Wid 00 = 14.0 (l_e,O.6975.1) for males and Wid 00 = 13.3 (l-e ,0.6555.1) for females. The growth CUIVes in body weigth were also determined, based on the equations of the growth CUIVes and the relationshi~between body weight and carapace width. The equations are:WI = 156.9(I_e,O.69 .tl9153 for males, Wt = 134.0(I_e,O.6555.t)28994 for females.