A New Maximum Length with Length–Weight Relationship of Tub Gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna Linnaeus, 1758) from Central Black Sea Coasts of Turkey

Authors : Süleyman ÖZDEMİR, Uğur ÖZSANDIKÇI, Ferhat BUYUKDEVECİ

Pages : 85-91

Doi:10.33714/masteb.641702

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Publication Date : 2019-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The study was carried out in the 2012-2016 fishing seasons in the Central Black Sea coasts of Turkey. Tub gurnard insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( Chelidonichthys lucerna L., 1758); were examined in the commercial fishery insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(trawls, trammel nets and gillnets);. A total of 56.104 kg tub gurnard was caught during the study period. Total length and weight of 117 tub gurnard individuals were measured. Minimum, maximum and average total lengths were calculated as 12.8 cm, 74.2 cm and 33.28±1.28 cm, respectively. The maximum length is the second maximum length for the Black Sea coasts however first maximum length for the Central Black Sea coasts of Turkey. Length-weight relationship insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LWR); of tub gurnard were determined as W=0.0103L 2.9876 in the study. The value of the parameter ‘b’ was found to be 2.9876 and the growth was isometric insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(b = 3); for tub gurnard insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( P > 0.05);.
Keywords : Tub gurnard, Length weight relationship, Coastal Fisheries, Black Sea