The Ecology of Coral Reef Top Predators in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Table 1

Summary of life history studies conducted on top predators in the Hawaiian archipelago. SL: Standard Length, FL: Fork Length, and TL: Total Length.

Species	Max size	Max growth rate	Max age	Size at maturity	Age at maturity	Litter size	Source
Bluefin trevally	0.9 m SL	18 cm/yr	15	0.35 m SL	2 y	—	[24]
Giant trevally	1.8 m SL	19 cm/yr	31	0.6 m SL	3.5 y	—	[25]
Green jobfish	0.7 m FL	—	16	0.3–0.5 m FL	—	—	[26, 27]
Tiger shark	4.4 m TL	40 kg/yr	28	290–345 cm TL	10 y	32.6	[28, 29]
Galapagos shark	2.9 m TL	14 kg/yr	24	205–245 cm TL	10 y	8.7	[28, 30, 31]
Grey reef shark	2.2 m TL	5 kg/yr	18	120–140 cm TL	6 y	4.1	[28, 32, 33]