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Length–weight relationships of eight fish species from the lower section of the Uruguay River (Río Negro, Uruguay)
Author(s) -
Teixeira de Mello F.,
Vidal N.,
GonzalezBergonzoni I.,
Iglesias C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01155.x
Subject(s) - biology , section (typography) , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , zoology , ecology , business , advertising
Summary This study reports length–weight relationships for Apareiodon affinis , Leporinus obtusidens , Cynopotamus argenteus , Loricariichthys melanocheilus , Parapimelodus valenciennis , Iheringichthys labrosus , Rhinodoras dorbignyi and Pachyurus bonariensis . Specimens were collected between 2006 and 2007 from the lower section of the Uruguay River. The study represents the first reference on weight–length relationships for three species and also provides the new maximum size for three species.