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Length‐weight relationship models of two tropical shads, Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker, 1852) and Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes, 1847) in the coastal waters of Sarawak, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Zain N. A. M.,
Amin S. M. N.,
Arshad A.,
Yusoff F. M.,
Kamarudin M. S.,
Bokhari F.
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.13616
Subject(s) - biology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , range (aeronautics) , zoology , composite material , materials science
Summary This study investigates length‐weight and length‐length relationships of two species of the tropical shads, Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker, 1852) and Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes, 1847) collected from the coastal waters of Sadong (1°30′59.4”N and 110°44′46.4”E) and Sebuyau (1°31′26.8”N and 110°58′05.8”E), Sarawak, Malaysia. The fish were captured using gill nets (mesh size range 5–12 cm) operated by mechanized boat along the coast of Sadong and Sebuyau, Sarawak. Relative growth coefficient ( b ) was 2.942 and 3.408 for males and females of T. macrura while 2.909 and 3.178 for males and females of T. toli . All LWR s were significant ( p < .05) between sexes for both species with the coefficient of determination ( R 2 ) ranging from .85 to .99. This report provides the reference of length weight relationship ( LWR ) models for the two species in their range of distribution.