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Length–weight relationships of six fish species from the headstream region of the Dongjiang River, China
Author(s) -
Lin F.,
Zhou Q. H.,
Yang D. H.,
Lu Z. L.,
Zhang J.
Publication year - 2018
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.13534
Subject(s) - biology , tributary , fishing , fishery , cyprinidae , fish <actinopterygii> , china , ecology , geography , archaeology , cartography
Summary Dongjiang River, a main tributary of the Pearl River, is geographically situated in South China. The present study describes the length–weight relationships ( LWR s) of six fish species ( Acrossocheilus paradoxus , Barbodes semifasciolatus, Onychostoma elongatum , Microphysogobio fukiensis , Microphysogobio kiatingensis , Metzia lineata ) from the headstream region of the river including five Chinese endemic species ( A. paradoxus , B. semifasciolatu , O. elongatum , Mi. fukiensis , Mi. kiatingensis ). Fish species of five genera of the same family were collected quarterly from April 2012 to October 2014 by using non‐selective fishing gears: drag nets (5 m, mesh‐size 3 cm), drift gillnets (30 × 15 m, mesh‐size 5 mm), fish cages (4 m, mouth opening 40 × 40 cm), scoop nets (mesh‐size 0.5‐1 cm), and electro‐fishing (12V, 200 Hz). The parameter a and b in the LWR equations ( W = a L b ) ranged from 0.0014 to 0.0228, and 2.89 to 3.18, respectively. Compared with FishBase, this study provides the first LWR records for four cyprinids ( A. paradoxus , B. semifasciolatu , O. elongatum , Me. lineata ) and a new record of maximum body length for O. elongatum .