Title of article :
Length-weight relationships of marine fishes off Yumurtalık coast (İskenderun Bay), Turkey
Author/Authors :
GÖKÇE, Gökhan Çukurova University - Faculty of Fisheries, TURKEY , ÇEKİÇ, Mustafa Çukurova University - Yumurtalık Vocational College, TURKEY , FİLİZ, Halit Muğla University - Faculty of Fisheries - Department of Hydrobiology, Turkey
Abstract :
In this study, length and weight data are presented for 33 fish species inhabiting littoral habitats off the Yumurtalık coast. Samples were collected with combined gill and trammel nets. Parameters of the length-weight relationships were estimated for 14 species. The b values ranged between 2.35 and 3.53. For remained 19 species, the parameter a was estimated by setting b = 3.0.
Keywords :
Length , weight relationships , marine fish species , Yumurtalık , Turkey
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
