- Marine Science and Technology Bulletin
- Vol: 9 Issue: 2
- The length-weight relationship and condition factor of yellowspotted puffer Torquigener flavimaculos...
The length-weight relationship and condition factor of yellowspotted puffer Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983 in the Eastern Mediterranean (Yumurtalık Bight, Turkey)
Authors : Sibel ALAGÖZ ERGÜDEN, Deniz AYAS, Deniz ERGÜDEN
Pages : 87-91
Doi:10.33714/masteb.700374
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Publication Date : 2020-12-31
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The length-weight relationships (LWRs) of fish are helpful in fisheries science. A total of 504 yellowspotted puffer ( Torquigener flavimaculosus ) specimens (257 female and 247 male) were caught from the Yumurtalık coast of Turkey (Eastern Mediterranean Sea) between 2018 and 2019 by using a trammel net set with a depth range between 5 and 42 m. The sex ratio was found 1:1.08 for males and females, respectively. The length-weight relationship was described for combined both sexes by the following formula W = 0.00130×L3.094 (r 2 = 0.918) with a positive allometric growth. Fulton condition factor (CF) was calculated as 1.713 ± 0.145 for combined sexes. This study presents the first results available for the length-weight relationships and condition factor of T. flavimaculosus according to both sexes in the Yumurtalık coast of Turkey.Keywords : Puffer fish, Length-weight parameters, Fullton's Condition, Trammel net, Levantine coast, Turkey