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Length–weight relationships of 18 fish species from Paraíba do Sul basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Author(s) -
Freitas T. M. S.,
Dutra G. M.,
Salvador G. N.
Publication year - 2017
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.13346
Subject(s) - biology , fish <actinopterygii> , structural basin , fishery , paleontology
Summary The present study established the length–weight relationships ( LWR s) for 18 species of freshwater fish from Paraíba do Sul River basin, southeastern Brazil. LWR parameters are estimated for the first time for seven of these species. The allometric coefficient b varied from 2.81 to 3.32. These data complement the effort to understand the biology of one of the most threatened Brazilian basins.