Length–weight relationships for six fish species in Iskenderun Bay (Eastern Mediterranean Sea coast of Turkey)

• Published in: Journal of applied ichthyology Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1148 - 1149
• Main Authors: Erguden, D, Erguden, S. A, Gurlek, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag 01-12-2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Apogon; Apogon smithi; Champsodon; Champsodon capensis; coasts; fish; Marine; Ostorhinchus; Ostorhinchus fasciatus; Pomadasys; Pomadasys stridens; Torquigener; Torquigener albomaculosus; Tylerius spinosissimus; Mediterranean Sea; MED, Turkey; MED, Turkey, Iskenderun Bay; MED, Eastern Mediterranean
• ISSN: 0175-8659; 1439-0426
• DOI: 10.1111/jai.12839

The length–weight relationships (LWRs) were estimated for six non‐indigenous fish species, namely, Apogon smithi (Kotthaus, 1970); Ostorhinchus fasciatus (White, 1790); Pomadasys stridens (Forsskål, 1775); Champsodon capensis Regan, 1908; Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983; and Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908) from Iskenderun Bay, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Their length–weight relationship b values ranged from 2.902 to 3.501, and all regressions were found to be significant for all six species (P < 0.001). This study is the first reference on length–weight relationships for these six non‐indigenous fish species from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea coast of Turkey.