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

Authors

TEVFİK CEYHAN
OKAN AKYOL
MUSTAFA ERDEM

Abstract

Length-weight relationships (LWRs) are presented for 17 fish species caught from Gökova Bay (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 (±0.152) for Sphyraena sphyraena to 3.499 (±0.058) for Scomber japonicus. The median value of b was 3.055 (±0.081). The r^2 values ranged from 0.712 for Sphyraena chrysotaenia to 0.996 for Scomber japonicus and all relationships were highly significant (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.

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0802-9

Keywords

Length-weight relationship, marine fish, Gökova Bay, Turkey, Aegean Sea

First Page

69

Last Page

72

Recommended Citation

CEYHAN, T, AKYOL, O, & ERDEM, M (2009). Length-Weight Relationships of Fishes from Gökova Bay, Turkey (Aegean Sea). Turkish Journal of Zoology 33 (1): 69-72. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0802-9