Length-Weight Relationships of Four Lessepsian Puffer Fish Specıes From Muğla Coasts of Turkey

Authors : Gökçen Bilge, Halit Filiz, Sercan Yapici

Pages : 36-40

Doi:10.28978/nesciences.369527

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Publication Date : 2017-12-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, length-weight relationships were given belonging to Tetraodontidae family: Lagocephalus sceleratus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Gmelin, 1789);, Lagocephalus spadiceus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Richardson, 1845);, Lagocephalus suezensis Clark & Gohar, 1953 and Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983. Specimens were collected via different fishing activities insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(e.g. longline, trammel net, bottomtrawl); from Muğla coasts insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(South Aegean Sea, Turkey); during 2014. Specimens were thown back sea after length and weight measurements because of restrictive legal requirements. Minimum, maximum and mean total lengths and weights were established as 5.3, 10.6, 7.25 cm, 3.96, 31.57, 11.28 g for T. flavimaculosus, as 16.7, 63.8, 29.34 cm, 64.36, 2968.42, 342.39 g for L. sceleratus, as 11.8, 27.9, 16.48 cm, 27.98, 287.48, 74.24 g for L. spadiceus and as 8.6, 15.9, 10.62 cm, 7.94, 43.56, 15.47 g for L. suezensis, respectively. LWR equations were calculated as follow: W= 0.03761 *L2.8363insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R2= 0.896); for T. flavimaculosus, W= 0.01646 *L29272insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R2= 0.974); for L. sceleratus, W= 0.03327 *L2.7315insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R2= 0.913); for L. spadiceus and W= 0.02138*L2.7586insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R2= 0.871); for L. suezensis. Four pufferfish species were show negative allometric growth insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(A-); model.
Keywords : Pufferfish, Tetraodontidae, South Aegean Sea, Turkey