Author/Authors :
Hashemzadeh Segherloo، Iraj نويسنده Department of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, Shahr-e-Kord University, Shahr-e-Kord, Iran , , Tabatabaei، Seyedeh Narjes نويسنده Fisheries Department, Natural resources Faculty, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran , , Mansouri، Aghil نويسنده Department of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, Shahr-e-Kord University, Shahr-e-Kord, Iran , , Abdoli، Asghar نويسنده Department of Virology, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , , Ghalenoei، Mahdi نويسنده Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, Environmental Research Institute, University of Shahid Beheshty, Tehran, Iran , , Golzarianpour، Kiavash نويسنده Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Gonbad Kavous, Iran. ,
Abstract :
Garra rufa, a bottom dwelling freshwater fish and native to the Middle East, is distributed in the southwestern Iran and the Tigris basin. Considering the importance of length-weight relationships data of a species in different habitats, the length-weight relationship of G. rufa from 13 rivers in the Persian Gulf and the Tigris basins was explored. The value of exponent b ranged from 2.74 to 3.19 with average of 2.99 in the Tigris basin and 2.96 in the Persian Gulf basin which was in normal range (2.5-3.5). As the length-weight parameters were concluded for each location separately, this information would be useful for further population dynamics researches.
