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Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey

Year 2020, , 89 - 93, 20.03.2020
https://doi.org/10.26650/ASE2020683520

Abstract

In the present study, length–weight relationships (LWRs) were estimated for three deep sea fish species, namely, Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810; Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810); and Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801 in the north-eastern Mediterranean Sea. A total of 102 fish samples were collected from Mersin Bay (Erdemli coast). Their length–weight relationship b values ranged between 2.458 and 3.496, and all regressions were found to be significant for all three species (p<0.001). This study is the first reference on length–weight relationships for these three deep-sea fish species from the North-eastern Mediterranean Sea coast of Turkey. Besides, Length–weight relationships for C. sloani and L. crocodilus were not yet available in Fishbase for the Eastern Mediterranean, and hence these results obtained from this study will be useful to researchers and fisheries biologists in the field.

Thanks

We would like to thank, the owner of the Çınar Bey boat, captain Murat ÇINAR and boat staff for their valuable support in this study

References

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Year 2020, , 89 - 93, 20.03.2020
https://doi.org/10.26650/ASE2020683520

Abstract

References

  • Bagenal, T. B. & Tesch, F. W. (1978). Methods for assessment of Fish Production in Fresh Waters, (3rd ed.). IBP Handbook No. 3. In T. Bagenal (Ed.)., (pp 101-136). London: Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
  • Beverton, R. J. H. & Holt, S. J. (1986). On the dynamics of exploited fish populations. London: Chapman and Hall.
  • Bílge, G., Yapici, S., Fíliíz, H. and Cerím, H. (2014). Weight-length relationshions for 103 fish species from the southern Aegean sea, Turkey. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 44(3), 263-269. [CrossRef]
  • Deval, M. C., Güven, O. Saygu, I. & Kabapçioğlu, T. (2014). Length-weight relationships of 10 fish species found off Antalya Bay, eastern Mediterranean. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 30(3), 567-568. [CrossRef]
  • Froese, R. (2006). Cube law, condition factor and weight-length relationships: history, meta-analysis and recommendations. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 22(4), 241-253. [CrossRef]
  • Froese, R. (1998). Length-weight relationships for 18 less-studied fish species. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 14, 117-118. [CrossRef]
  • Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (2019). Fishbase. Worldwide Web Electronic Publication. Retrieved from http://www.fishbase.org (accessed 27.12.2019).
  • Frost, W. E. (1945). The age and growth of eels (Anguilla anguilla) from the Windermere catchment area. Part 2. Journal of Animal Ecology, 14, 106-l24. [CrossRef]
  • Garcia, C. B., Buarte, J. O., Sandoval, N., Von Schiller, D. & Mello, N. P. (1989). Length-weight relationships of demersal fishes from the Gulf of Salamanca, Colombia. Fishbyte, 21, 30-32.
  • Koutrakis, E. T. & Tsikliras, A. C. (2003). Length-weight relationships of fishes from three northern Aegean estuarine systems (Greece). Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 19, 258-260. [CrossRef]
  • Merella, P., Quetglas, A., Alemany, F. & Carbonell, A. (1997). Lengthweight relationship of fishes and cephalopods from the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean). Naga, the ICLARM Quarterly, 20(3/4), 66-68.
  • Pauly, D. (1993). Fishbyte section editorial. Naga, the ICLARM Quarterly, 16, 26.
  • Porcu, C., Follesa, M. C., Gastoni, A., Mulas, A., Pedoni, C. & Cau, A. (2013). The reproductive cycle of a deep-sea eel,  Nettastoma melanurum  (Nettastomatidae: Anguilliformes) from the southeastern Sardinian Sea (central-western Mediterranean). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 93(4), 1105-1115. [CrossRef]
  • Ricker, W. E. (1975). Computation and interpretation of biological statistics of fish populations. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Bulletin, 191, 1-400.
  • Tesch, F. W. (1971). Age and growth. In: W. E. Ricker (Ed.), Methods for assessment of fish production in fresh waters (pp 99-130). Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications.
  • Whitehead P. J. P., Bauchot M. L., Hureau J. C., Nielsen J., & Tortonese E. (Eds.) (1986). Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vols. I-III, UNESCO, Paris 1473 pp. ISBN: 92-3002215-2.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Hydrobiology
Journal Section Short Communication
Authors

Yusuf Bayhan 0000-0002-7403-900X

Sibel Alagöz Ergüden 0000-0003-4363-433X

Deniz Ergüden 0000-0002-2597-2151

Publication Date March 20, 2020
Submission Date February 2, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020

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APA Bayhan, Y., Alagöz Ergüden, S., & Ergüden, D. (2020). Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. Aquatic Sciences and Engineering, 35(3), 89-93. https://doi.org/10.26650/ASE2020683520
AMA Bayhan Y, Alagöz Ergüden S, Ergüden D. Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. Aqua Sci Eng. March 2020;35(3):89-93. doi:10.26650/ASE2020683520
Chicago Bayhan, Yusuf, Sibel Alagöz Ergüden, and Deniz Ergüden. “Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey”. Aquatic Sciences and Engineering 35, no. 3 (March 2020): 89-93. https://doi.org/10.26650/ASE2020683520.
EndNote Bayhan Y, Alagöz Ergüden S, Ergüden D (March 1, 2020) Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. Aquatic Sciences and Engineering 35 3 89–93.
IEEE Y. Bayhan, S. Alagöz Ergüden, and D. Ergüden, “Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey”, Aqua Sci Eng, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 89–93, 2020, doi: 10.26650/ASE2020683520.
ISNAD Bayhan, Yusuf et al. “Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey”. Aquatic Sciences and Engineering 35/3 (March 2020), 89-93. https://doi.org/10.26650/ASE2020683520.
JAMA Bayhan Y, Alagöz Ergüden S, Ergüden D. Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. Aqua Sci Eng. 2020;35:89–93.
MLA Bayhan, Yusuf et al. “Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey”. Aquatic Sciences and Engineering, vol. 35, no. 3, 2020, pp. 89-93, doi:10.26650/ASE2020683520.
Vancouver Bayhan Y, Alagöz Ergüden S, Ergüden D. Length-Weight Relationships for Three Deep Sea Fish Species in North Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. Aqua Sci Eng. 2020;35(3):89-93.

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