Abstract
I In the present study, a comparison of the otolith morphology of Alburnus tarichi , collected from different localities throughout Van Basin was carried on. A total of 351 specimens of A.tarichi collected by trammel nets from four different localities (Van, Erçek, Nazik, Aygır) during the period April-May 2015 were examined. Fork length and body weight of the specimens ranged between 9.9-24.6 cm and 8.4-176.5 g, respectively. Lagenar otoliths were removed discriminating as left and right. Otolith length ( OL ), otolith breadth ( OB ) and otolith weight ( OW ) were collected. Comparisons of right-left otolith measurements were tested by paired t test. Comparisons of otolith breadth, length and weight of A. tarichi among all localities were tested by ANOVA. There were no significant difference in terms of otolith length and weight between right and left otoliths but there were statistically significant difference in terms of otolith breadth between the specimens collected in Lake Van and Lake Erçek. There were no differences between right and left otolith measurements in Lake Nazik and Lake Aygır. Comparing all localities together, otolith length, breadth and weight were different from each other for four localities. The power model was applied to estimate the relationships between the otolith measurements and fish length.
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