Allometric relationships to assess ontogenetic adaptative changes in three NE Atlantic commercial sea cucumbers (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea)

Holothuria arguinensis, mammata and forskali are three common sea cucumber species found in the NE Atlantic, traded international markets susceptible to capture. Allometric relationships reveal if scaling between biometric characters proportional with growth, being a useful tool understand growth strategies. of were estimated compared them populations from different regions. These allometric revealed that have negative growth. However, they strategies regional intra-specific when other populations, suggesting ontogenetic adaptation as consequence external factors.