Research Article

Age and Growth Parameters of Chub (Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997) in Oymapinar Dam Lake (Antalya), Turkey

Volume: 6 Number: 3 September 28, 2021
Elif Sarı , Zehra Arzu Becer *
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Age and Growth Parameters of Chub (Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997) in Oymapinar Dam Lake (Antalya), Turkey

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the age composition and growth parameters of Chubs (S. anatolicus) sampled from Oymapınar dam lake between March 2016 and February 2017. A total of 422 Chubs were sampled from Oymapınar dam lake with age ranges of II to VIII. The sex composition of the sampled fish showed that 47.39 % of the samples were females and 52.61% were males. It was determined that the fork lengths of the females varied between 20.0 cm and 55.1 cm and their weights varied between 93.37 g and 2307.88 g. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters for all individuals were determined as L∞ = 60.57 cm, W∞ = 3260.79 g, k = 0.160 t0 = -0.877 and b = 3.195. The oldest age for females was VIII and VII for males. The average condition factor (CF) for all individuals was calculated as 1.278 ± 0.006.

Keywords

Age , Growth , Oymapınar Dam Lake , Squalius anatolicus , Von Bertalanffy

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APA
Sarı, E., & Becer, Z. A. (2021). Age and Growth Parameters of Chub (Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997) in Oymapinar Dam Lake (Antalya), Turkey. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, 6(3), 364-371. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.934445