Length-Weight Relationship for Twelve Species of the Genus Salmo L., 1758 (Actinopterygii: Salmonidae) from Inland Waters of Turkey

Mazlum R. E., Turan D.

ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA, vol.70, no.3, pp.407-413, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.407-413
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study presents the first estimation of the length-weight relationship (LWR) for nine species of the genus Salmo that have been caught during 2009-2014 along with three predefined species from the same genus in the inland waters of Turkey. The allometric coefficient b of the LWR ranged from 3.051 to 3.256, with a mean (+/- SD) of 3.127 +/- 0.018. We also found a new maximum total length for S. abanticus (45.1 cm), S. chilo (34.4 cm) and S. caspius (29.9 cm).