Table 1. Carapace length–weight relationship

Species	Sex	n	a	b	R2	r	Allometry
Panulirus stimpsoni	Female	16	0.2211	1.6269	0.8426	0.9179	Negative
	Male	9	0.1476	1.776	0.7611	0.8724	Negative
Panulirus japonicus	Female	13	0.0027	2.565	0.8398	0.9164	Negative
	Male	14	0.0075	2.3939	0.8994	0.9484	Negative

a, constant; b, regression coefficient; R², coefficient of determination; r, correlation coefficient.