Length-weight relationships of three endemic fish species of the Arabian Peninsula

Amir Hassan Masoumi; Saud M. Al Jufaili; Fereshteh Pourhosseini; Hamid Reza Esmaeili

doi:10.22034/ijab.v11i1.1789

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Amir Hassan Masoumi Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
Saud M. Al Jufaili Department of Marine Science and Fisheries, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Fereshteh Pourhosseini Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
Hamid Reza Esmaeili
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Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

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Length-weight relationships (LWRs) were evaluated for three endemic fish species collected from the north and south of inland waters of Oman in 2022 including Garra sindhae, G. smartae, and Oxyurichthys omanensis by using foldable shrimp and crab fishing traps (mesh size of 3*3mm) and hand nets (mesh size of 3*3mm). The parameter of b for all three species was between the estimated ranges of 2.5-3.5 as proposed for different other fish species, and there was high and significant coefficient of determination for all three species (0.87-0.984).

Masoumi, A. H., Al Jufaili, S. M., Pourhosseini, F., & Esmaeili, H. R. (2023). Length-weight relationships of three endemic fish species of the Arabian Peninsula. International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 11(1), 30–33. https://doi.org/10.22034/ijab.v11i1.1789

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