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Length–weight relationships of fishes from western Caribbean freshwater drainages of Venezuela
Author(s) -
RodríguezOlarte Douglas,
Taphorn Donald C.,
AgudeloZamora Henry
Publication year - 2019
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.13839
Subject(s) - electrofishing , threatened species , biology , freshwater fish , fishery , ecology , habitat , fauna , fish migration , dry season , fish <actinopterygii>
Summary This report describes the length–weight relationships (LWRs) of 22 freshwater fish species from freshwater western Caribbean drainages in Venezuela. Fishes were collected in dry seasons between 2005 and 2007 with standardized electrofishing from coastal streams of Aroa, Yaracuy and Urama drainages. Results include the first LWR information for ten endemic and threatened species. Novel data on these freshwater fish faunas are important for monitoring their populations, as well as the condition of fluvial habitats to promote strategies for their conservation.