Length-weight relationships of Garra rufa, in the Tigris and Persian Gulf basins of Iran

Garra rufa, a bottom dwelling freshwater fish and native to the Middle East, is distributed in the southwestern Iran and the Tigris basin. Considering the importance of length-weight relationships data of a species in different habitats, the length-weight relationship of G. rufa from 13 rivers in th...

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Published in:International journal of aquatic biology 2015-02, Vol.3 (1), p.25-27
Main Authors: Segherloo, Iraj Hashemzadeh, Tabatabaei, Seyedeh Narjes, Mansouri, Aghil, Abdoli, Asghar, Ghalenoei, Mahdi, Golzarianpour, Kiavash
Format: Article
Language:English
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Freshwater
Garra rufa
Tigris basin, Persian Gulf basin, Length-weight relationship, Morphometrics
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Summary:Garra rufa, a bottom dwelling freshwater fish and native to the Middle East, is distributed in the southwestern Iran and the Tigris basin. Considering the importance of length-weight relationships data of a species in different habitats, the length-weight relationship of G. rufa from 13 rivers in the Persian Gulf and the Tigris basins was explored. The value of exponent b ranged from 2.74 to 3.19 with average of 2.99 in the Tigris basin and 2.96 in the Persian Gulf basin which was in normal range (2.5-3.5). As the length-weight parameters were concluded for each location separately, this information would be useful for further population dynamics researches.
ISSN:2383-0956
2322-5270
2322-5270