Berislav Horvatic wrote:Mario Schweiger wrote:I would say, a 4lineata with 90 - 100 cm (females) and a bit larger for males is mature
and able to breed for sure. May still have a fade youth pattern.
Mario
Thanks, Mario, that's a straight answer that solves the particular practical problem my friend has.
Much obliged, in his name as well.
Now we can theorize further, if anyone feels like it, of course.
That's not a straight answer as you ignore other features like biomass, which have bearing on reaching maturity. I think you can NOT set fixed size borders for maturity across an entire species range. Clear example is muenteri, but a clinal (or even discrete) variation surely exists on the mainland too.