Length-length, length-weight relationship and condition factor of fishes in Nevşehir Province, Kızılırmak River Basin (Turkey)

Sevil SUNGUR BİRECİKLİGİL, Erdoğan ÇİÇEK, Selda ÖZTÜRK, Burak SEÇER, Yasemin CELEPOĞLU

Abstract

This study described some biological parameters, including length-weight, length-length relationships and Fulton’s condition factor (K) of Aphanius marassantensis, Capoeta tinca, Carassius auratus, Carassius gibelio, Cyprinus carpio, Oxynoemacheilus angorae and Squalius cf. cephalus from the Nevşehir Province (Kızılırmak River Basin), based on 1222 specimens collected from May to September, 2014. The length-weight relationships were estimated as follows W=0.0193L2.987, W=0.165L2.839, W=0.0345*L2.731, W=0.023*L2.856, W=0.0097*L3.138, W=0.0078*L3.102 and W=0.014*L2.962, respectively as given above. The mean K values were calculated as 1.96±0.29, 1.67±0.20, 3.48±0.42, 2.23±0.46, 0.99±0.24, 0.79±0.11 and 1.41±0.21, respectively at the same order. Additionally, the relationships among total length, fork length and standard length were also estimated for these species. The length-length relationships were highly correlated (r2>0.98) and significant (P<0.05).

Keywords

Kızılırmak River Basin, Nevşehir, Length-length relationship, Length-weight relationship, Fulton’s Condition Factor.

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