Length-Weight Relationships of Fishes from Gökova Bay, Turkey (Aegean Sea)

Authors : Tevfik CEYHAN, Okan AKYOL, Mustafa ERDEM

Pages : 69-72

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Length-weight relationships insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LWRs); are presented for 17 fish species caught from Gökova Bay insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(southeastern Aegean Sea); during the 2006 fishing season. Fish samples were collected from small-scale trammel nets and longline fisheries. The values of b ranged from 2.086 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(±0.152); for Sphyraena sphyraena to 3.499 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(±0.058); for Scomber japonicus. The median value of b was 3.055 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(±0.081);. The r2 values ranged from 0.712 for Sphyraena chrysotaenia to 0.996 for Scomber japonicus and all relationships were highly significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < 0.001);. Estimated LWR parameters of 4 species, Dicentrarchus labrax, Seriola dumerili, Siganus luridus and Sphyraena sphyraena, for Turkish waters are presented for the first time.
Keywords : Length weight relationship, marine fish, Gökova Bay, Turkey, Aegean Sea