Gökhan GÖKÇE, Mustafa ÇEKİÇ, Halit FİLİZ

Length-weight relationships of marine fishes off Yumurtalık coast (İskenderun Bay), Turkey

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.

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Key words: Length-weight relationships, marine fish species, Yumurtalık, Turkey

Length-weight relationships of marine fishes off Yumurtalık coast (İskenderun Bay), Turkey

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Key words: Length-weight relationships, marine fish species, Yumurtalık, Turkey,

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