Length–Weight Relationships for Freshwater Fish Species in Küçük Menderes River Basin, Turkey

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Event Abstract Back to Event Length–Weight Relationships for Freshwater Fish Species in Küçük Menderes River Basin, Turkey Mustafa Korkmaz1, 2*, Fatih Mangıt1 and Sedat V. Yerli1 1 Hacettepe University, Department of Biology, Türkiye 2 University of Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen, Department of Biology, Türkiye This study provides length–weight relationships for ten fish species from Küçük Menderes River Basin, inland water systems of Western Anatolian Region, Turkey. Samples were collected from six different localities, three reservoirs and three streams, in Küçük Menderes River Basin. The samples were collected using multimesh gillnets in reservoirs and electrofishing with ‘SAMUS 725-MP’ in rivers and fixed in formalin (4%). Identification of the fish species were done according to literature. Specimens of ten species belonging to three families were analyzed. The exponent b in the length-weight relationship ‘W=a(TL)b’ ranged from 2.54 to 3.52. The length-weight relationships for Barbus pergamonensis, Carassius carassius, Carassius gibelio, Chondrostoma holmwoodii, Cyprinus carpio, Gambusia affinis, Perca fluviatilis, Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus, Squalius kosswigi and Rhodeus amarus were given in this study. Information of length–weight relationships will be useful for researchers especially in conservation. Acknowledgements Authors thanks to Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affair, General Directorate of Water Management and Segal Environmental Measurement and Analysis Laboratory for their financial supports. Keywords: fish, length–weight relationship, Turkey., Fresh Water, Anatolia Conference: XV European Congress of Ichthyology, Porto, Portugal, 7 Sep - 11 Sep, 2015. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Physiology, Behavior and Toxicology Citation: Korkmaz M, Mangıt F and Yerli S (2015). Length–Weight Relationships for Freshwater Fish Species in Küçük Menderes River Basin, Turkey. Front. Mar. Sci. Conference Abstract: XV European Congress of Ichthyology. doi: 10.3389/conf.FMARS.2015.03.00167 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 25 Oct 2015; Published Online: 28 Nov 2015. * Correspondence: Dr. Mustafa Korkmaz, Hacettepe University, Department of Biology, Ankara, Türkiye, korkmaz.bio@gmail.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Mustafa Korkmaz Fatih Mangıt Sedat V. Yerli Google Mustafa Korkmaz Fatih Mangıt Sedat V. Yerli Google Scholar Mustafa Korkmaz Fatih Mangıt Sedat V. Yerli PubMed Mustafa Korkmaz Fatih Mangıt Sedat V. Yerli Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.