Length-Weight Relationships and Relative Condition Factor of Spicara flexuosum (Rafinesque, 1810) Inhabiting the Black Sea and the Turkish Straits System

Authors : Aslı Şükriye ŞALCIOĞLU, Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ

Pages : 271-279

Doi:10.33714/masteb.1146686

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Publication Date : 2022-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Length-weight relationships and condition factor of Spicara flexuosum collected from İstanbul, Rize, Çanakkale and Sinop-Kastamonu by using commercial gill nets and hand-line fishing methods were evaluated between 2013 and 2014 in this study. The overall length-weight equation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(W=0.0236 L2.7334); indicated negative allometric growth from all sampling periods. Samples collected from Istanbul and Çanakkale exhibited positive allometric growth while S. flexuosum showed negative allometric growth in Rize and Sinop-Kastamonu in December 2013 and January 2014 respectively. The relative condition factor among regions varied from 0.99 to 1.08, indicating a state of wellbeing among all locations. This study provides the baseline data of length-weight relationships and condition factor analyses for S. flexuosum species from Turkish coastal waters for future management purposes for this species.
Keywords : Growth parameters, Marmara Sea, Picarel, Positive allometric