Information on 42 species (Appendix 1) ranging from
planktivores such as northern lampfish, Stenobrachus
leucopsarus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann), to piscivores
such as the sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre),
was obtained. The species selected included 10
surface pelagic species, three mid-water pelagic species,
three deep-water pelagic species, 18 near-shore benthic
species and nine offshore benthic species. Parameter
estimates for all life history traits were found for
28 species. For the remaining 14 species, no estimates
for either fecundity or egg size and sometimes both
were found. For some rockfish, no estimates for the
growth coefficient (k) were available.