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Length–weight relationships of seven fish species from a fish landing port at Sungai Udang, Penang, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Seah Y. G.,
Chua Y. N.,
Sam C. W.,
Teoh H. Y.
Publication year - 2016
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/jai.13216
Subject(s) - biology , sciaenidae , clupeidae , fishery , fish <actinopterygii>
Summary The length–weight relationships ( LWR s) are described for seven fish species from four families (Ariidae, Clupeidae, Leiognathidae and Sciaenidae) inhabiting Penang waters. A total of 471 specimens were sampled and measured from 19 to 20 January 2015, using a bottom trawl net with a 38 mm mesh size of cod‐end. No information regarding LWR s was reported previously in FishBase for Cryptarius truncatus , Escualosa thoracata , Johnius carouna , Nuchequula blochii , Plicofollis argyropleuron , Secutor hanedai or Secutor megalolepis , and the study also provides a new FishBase record of maximum total length for Escualosa thoracata (10.6 cm), Secutor hanedai (9.1 cm) and Secutor megalolepis (7.5 cm).