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Length–weight relationships of fishes from the estuary of the Macaé River, Southeastern Brazil
Author(s) -
Catelani P. A.,
Bauer A. B.,
Petry A. C.
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.13443
Subject(s) - estuary , biology , fishery , ecology
Summary The present study provides the length‐weight relationship ( LWR ) for eight species from the estuarine stretch of the Macaé River, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Data were obtained quarterly between June 2011 and March 2012. These LWR s are the first records for six species and present new maximum values of total length for three ones.