• 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

  • From page
    101
  • To page
    104
  • 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
  • Record number

    2528504