Condition factor and length-weight relationships evaluation of 15 Oxynoemacheilus species (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Iran

Authors

ATTA MOULUDI-SALEH
SOHEIL EAGDERI
ERDOĞAN ÇİÇEK
EDRIS GHADERI

DOI

10.55730/1300-0179.3123

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the length and weight (LWR) of 15 Oxynoemacheilus species i.e. Oxynoemacheilus bergianus, O. brandtii, O. chomanicus, O. euphraticus, O. elsae, O. frenatus, O. karunensis, O. kiabii, O. kurdistanicus, O. longipinnis, O. parvinae, O. persa, O. marunensis, O. zagrosensis, and O. zarzianus from Iranian inland waters. LWRs with high coefficients of determination were calculated for all species. The values of the slope parameter (b) ranged from 2.225 in O. brandtii to 3.575 in O. euphraticus. Fulton's condition factor (K$_{F}$) ranged from 0.673 in O. persa to 1.407 in O. kiabili. Relative conditions had a narrow distribution range of 0.988-1.009 with a mean of 1.001 ± 0.028. This study presents the first LWRs data for O. chomanicus, O. euphraticus, O. elsae, O. karunensis, O. kurdistanicus, O. longipinnis, O. parvinae, O. marunensis, and O. zarzianus from Iranian inland waters that can be used for future studies and fisheries stock managements.

Keywords

Stone loaches, morphology, length-weight relationship, condition factor

First Page

130

Last Page

134

Recommended Citation

MOULUDI-SALEH, ATTA; EAGDERI, SOHEIL; ÇİÇEK, ERDOĞAN; and GHADERI, EDRIS (2023) "Condition factor and length-weight relationships evaluation of 15 Oxynoemacheilus species (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Iran," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 47: No. 2, Article 9. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3123
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol47/iss2/9