[Length growth of the Greenland cod (Gadus callarias female) (author's transl)].

The length of the Greenland cod Gadus callarias female is approximated by 21 functions of organic growth originating from the year 1825 up to most recent times. Only 3 functions had to be rejected due to intolerable deviations, 10 can be qualified as "good ",3 as "very good", and I as "excellent", leaving 4 as not quite satisfying. Unlimited as well as finite growth behaviour gains almost equal changes following nonlinear regression, the later group yielding 23.3 +/- 3.5 years of development in length growth. The increase function W = kWm/(t + t0)p turns out as optimal as was already the case for the Alaskan razor clam and the North Sea turbot (Sager 1980, 1981).