function [prdData, info] = predict_Sphyraena_argentea(par, data, auxData)
  
  % unpack par, data, auxData
  cPar = parscomp_st(par); vars_pull(par); 
  vars_pull(cPar);  vars_pull(data);  vars_pull(auxData);

  % compute temperature correction factors
  TC = tempcorr(temp.am, T_ref, T_A); kT_M = TC * k_M;
  
% zero-variate data

  % life cycle
  pars_tj = [g k l_T v_Hb v_Hj v_Hp];
  [t_j, t_p, t_b, l_j, l_p, l_b, l_i, rho_j, rho_B, info] = get_tj(pars_tj, f);
  
  % birth
  L_b = L_m * l_b;                  % cm, structural length at birth at f
  Ww_b = L_b^3 * (1 + f * w);       % g, wet weight at birth at f
  
  % metam
  s_M = l_j/ l_b;                   % -, acceleration factor
  
  % puberty 
  L_p = L_m * l_p;                  % cm, structural length at puberty at f
  Lw_p = L_p/ del_M;                % cm, total length at puberty at f
  Ww_p = L_p^3 *(1 + f * w);        % g, wet weight at puberty 
  tT_p = (t_p - t_b)/ kT_M;         % d, time since birth at puberty

  % ultimate
  L_i = L_m * l_i;                  % cm, ultimate structural length at f
  Lw_i = L_i/ del_M;                % cm, ultimate physical length at f
  Ww_i = L_i^3 * (1 + f * w);       % g, ultimate wet weight 
   
  % reproduction
  pars_R = [kap; kap_R; g; k_J; k_M; L_T; v; U_Hb; U_Hj; U_Hp]; % compose parameter vector

  % life span
  pars_tm = [g; l_T; h_a/ k_M^2; s_G];  % compose parameter vector at T_ref
  t_m = get_tm_s(pars_tm, f, l_b);      % -, scaled mean life span at T_ref
  aT_m = t_m/ k_M/ TC;                  % d, mean life span at T
  
  % males
  p_Am_m = z_m * p_M/ kap;             % J/d.cm^2, {p_Am} spec assimilation flux
  E_m_m = p_Am_m/ v;                   % J/cm^3, reserve capacity [E_m]
  g_m = E_G/ (kap* E_m_m);             % -, energy investment ratio
  m_Em_m = y_E_V * E_m_m/ E_G;         % mol/mol, reserve capacity 
  w_m = m_Em_m * w_E/ w_V;             % -, contribution of reserve to weight
  L_mm = v/ k_M/ g_m;                  % cm, max struct length
  pars_tjm = [g_m k l_T v_Hb v_Hj v_Hp];
  [t_j, t_p, t_b, l_j, l_p, l_b, l_i, rho_j, rho_B] = get_tj(pars_tjm, f);
  tT_pm = (t_p - t_b)/ k_M/ TC;        % d, age at puberty
  L_pm = L_mm * l_p; Lw_pm = L_pm/ del_M; % cm, total length at puberty
  Ww_pm = L_pm.^3 * (1 + f * w_m);     % g, wet weight at puberty

  % pack to output
  prdData.am = aT_m;
  prdData.Lp = Lw_p;
  prdData.Li = Lw_i;
  prdData.Wwb = Ww_b;
  prdData.Wwp = Ww_p;
  prdData.Wwi = Ww_i;

  % uni-variate data
  
  % length-weight
  EWw_f = (LW_f(:,1) * del_M).^3 * (1 + f * w); % g, wet weight
  EWw_m = (LW_m(:,1) * del_M).^3 * (1 + f * w_m); % g, wet weight
  
  % time-length
  % female
  [tvel, t_j, t_p, t_b, l_j, l_p, l_b] = get_tj(pars_tj, f_tL, [], tL_f(:,1)*kT_M);
  ELw_f = L_m * tvel(:,4)/ del_M;   % cm, length
  % male
  tvel = get_tj(pars_tjm, f_tL, [t_b, f_tL*z/z_m, l_b*z/z_m], tL_m(:,1)*kT_M);
  ELw_m = L_mm * tvel(:,4)/ del_M;   % cm, length
  
  % weight-fecundity
  EN = TC *  365 * reprod_rate_j((WN(:,1)/(1+f_tL*w)).^(1/3), f_tL, pars_R); % #/d, max reprod rate

  %% pack to output
  prdData.tL_f = ELw_f;
  prdData.tL_m = ELw_m;
  prdData.LW_f = EWw_f;
  prdData.LW_m = EWw_m;
  prdData.WN = EN;

