Length-weight relationships of two threatened Gobio species endemic to Turkey: Gobio insuyanus Ladiges and Gobio microlepidotus Battalgil

Ergönül M. B., Breine J., Atasağun S.

Archives of Polish Fisheries, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.118-121, 2019 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2478/aopf-2019-0013
  • Dergi Adı: Archives of Polish Fisheries
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.118-121
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fisheries, Gobio, gudgeon, Insuyu Creek, Lake Tuz, LWR
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2019 Mehmet Borga Ergo;nu;l et al., published by Sciendo 2019.The length-weight relationship (LWR) parameters of Gobio insuyanus Ladiges, and Gobio microlepidotus Battalgil, which are endemic to Turkey, were estimated. The fish were caught by single-pass electrofishing with backpack electrofishing gear. The range for fork length and total weight and the LWR parameters including regression parameters (a, b, and their 95% CI) and the coefficient of determination (r2) were calculated for both species. The b values were 2.921 for G. insuyanus and 2.906 for G. microlepidotus. The length-weight relationships were statistically significant for both species (P < 0.001). An urgent species conservation plan is highly recommended for G. insuyanus in light of its narrow distribution area and the human impacts threatening its natural habitat.