Length-weight relationships of marine species caught by five gears from the Black Sea

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KASAPOGLU N., DÜZGÜNEŞ E.

MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE, vol.15, no.1, pp.95-100, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.12681/mms.463
  • Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.95-100
  • Keywords: Length-weight relationship, Black Sea, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN COAST, BOTTOM TRAWL, AEGEAN SEA, BAY, FISHES, MARMARA
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The length-weight (L-W) relationships of 19 fish species, 4 molluscs and 2 crustacean species, caught during January 2009 and November 2011, are presented. The mean value of 'parameter b' was 2.881 +/- 0.399, ranging from 1.758 to 3.616. The L-W relationships for all studied species were significant (P<0.01), whereas they were isometric only for three species ( i.e. Scorpaena porcus, Pomatomus saltatrix and Neogobius melanostomus).