Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters

MIHNEVA, Veselina; YANKOVA, Maria; RAYKOV, Violin; PAVLOV, Danail; RADU, Georghe

Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters

Maria YANKOVA, (Institute of fishing resources P. O. Box 72 4 Primorski Blvd., 9000 Varna., Bulgaria)

Danail PAVLOV, (Society of Innovative Ecologists in, Bulgaria)

Violin RAYKOV, (Institute of fishing resources P. O. Box 72 4 Primorski Blvd., 9000 Varna., Bulgaria)

Veselina MIHNEVA, (Institute of fishing resources P. O. Box 72 4 Primorski Blvd., 9000 Varna., Bulgaria)

Georghe RADU (NIMRD Grigore Antipa Constanca, Romania)

Turkish Journal of Zoology

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Yıl: 2011 Cilt: 35 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 265 - 270 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters

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Length-weight relationships (LWRs) of 16,842 specimens of fish caught in the Bulgarian Black Sea waters, covering 9 families, 10 genera, and 10 species, were studied. Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias L.), thornback ray (Raja clavata L.), sprat (Sprattus sprattus L.), pontic shad (Alosa immaculata Eichwald), anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus L.), whiting (Merlangius merlangus euxinus Pallas), horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus Aleev), bonito (Sarda sarda Bloch), round goby (Neogobius melanostomus Pallas), and turbot (Psetta maxima L.) were collected from May 2006 to December 2008. The fishes were caught by different fishing techniques, such as gill net, trawl net, and trap nets. The slope or allometric coefficient (b) of the functional regression between length and weight values varied from between 2.302 and 3.839 with the mean b = 3.152. The LWRs for S. acanthias and R. clavata have been reported for the first time for the Bulgarian Black Sea waters.

Anahtar Kelime: Black Sea body length height-weight ratio fishes Bulgaria

Konular: Biyoloji

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	YANKOVA M, PAVLOV D, RAYKOV V, MIHNEVA V, RADU G (2011). Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. , 265 - 270.
Chicago	YANKOVA Maria,PAVLOV Danail,RAYKOV Violin,MIHNEVA Veselina,RADU Georghe Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. (2011): 265 - 270.
MLA	YANKOVA Maria,PAVLOV Danail,RAYKOV Violin,MIHNEVA Veselina,RADU Georghe Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. , 2011, ss.265 - 270.
AMA	YANKOVA M,PAVLOV D,RAYKOV V,MIHNEVA V,RADU G Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. . 2011; 265 - 270.
Vancouver	YANKOVA M,PAVLOV D,RAYKOV V,MIHNEVA V,RADU G Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. . 2011; 265 - 270.
IEEE	YANKOVA M,PAVLOV D,RAYKOV V,MIHNEVA V,RADU G "Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters." , ss.265 - 270, 2011.
ISNAD	YANKOVA, Maria vd. "Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters". (2011), 265-270.

APA	YANKOVA M, PAVLOV D, RAYKOV V, MIHNEVA V, RADU G (2011). Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 35(2), 265 - 270.
Chicago	YANKOVA Maria,PAVLOV Danail,RAYKOV Violin,MIHNEVA Veselina,RADU Georghe Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. Turkish Journal of Zoology 35, no.2 (2011): 265 - 270.
MLA	YANKOVA Maria,PAVLOV Danail,RAYKOV Violin,MIHNEVA Veselina,RADU Georghe Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. Turkish Journal of Zoology, vol.35, no.2, 2011, ss.265 - 270.
AMA	YANKOVA M,PAVLOV D,RAYKOV V,MIHNEVA V,RADU G Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. Turkish Journal of Zoology. 2011; 35(2): 265 - 270.
Vancouver	YANKOVA M,PAVLOV D,RAYKOV V,MIHNEVA V,RADU G Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters. Turkish Journal of Zoology. 2011; 35(2): 265 - 270.
IEEE	YANKOVA M,PAVLOV D,RAYKOV V,MIHNEVA V,RADU G "Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters." Turkish Journal of Zoology, 35, ss.265 - 270, 2011.
ISNAD	YANKOVA, Maria vd. "Length-weight relationships of ten fish species from the Bulgarian Black Sea waters". Turkish Journal of Zoology 35/2 (2011), 265-270.