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Length–weight relationships for five fish species from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, China
Author(s) -
Xiong M. H.,
Shao K.,
Li W.,
Yu D.,
Shi 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.13693
Subject(s) - biology , yangtze river , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , china , zoology , archaeology , geography
Summary Length–weight relationships ( LWR s) for five fish species which were captured by trap‐nets and gillnets (major mesh size: 1–10 cm) from the middle Yangtze River, China (29°47′ – 29°26′N; 112°51′ – 113°08′E) were determined in September 2017. These were Acheilognathus hypselonotus (Bleeker, 1871), Culter oxycephaloides Kreyenberg & Pappenheim, 1908, Distoechodon tumirostris Peters, 1881, Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther, 1873) and Micropercops swinhonis (Günther, 1873). The LWR s were estimated using the logarithmic form of the formula W = a × L b . The b value ranged from 2.879 for A. hypselonotus to 3.285 for M. swinhonis . LWR s for four fish species and new maximum lengths for three species are presented to FishBase for the first time.