Some biological properties of Kura goby, Ponticola cyrius (Kessler, 1874) (Gobiiformes, Gobiidae) from Kura River, Turkey

Erdogan Cicek; Selda í–ztí¼rk; Sevil Sungur

doi:10.22034/ijab.v7i4.706

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Erdogan Cicek
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, NevÅŸehir HacÄ± BektaÅŸ Veli University, NevÅŸehir, Turkey.
Selda í–ztí¼rk Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, NevÅŸehir HacÄ± BektaÅŸ Veli University, NevÅŸehir, Turkey.
Sevil Sungur Health Services Vocational School, NevÅŸehir HacÄ± BektaÅŸ Veli University, 50300, NevÅŸehir, Turkey.

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This work presents some biological properties, including length-frequency, length-weight relationships, Fulton's condition factor, growth parameter, and growth performance and mortality indices of Kura goby, Ponticola cyrius. A total of 73 specimens were collected from the í‡ot Creek a tributary of Kura River, from May to September 2015. Age of P. cyrius varied from 0 to III age with age group I as the most frequent (56.16%). The total length and weight ranged 4.3-16.4 cm, and 1.10-50.10 g, respectively. The length-weight relationship was W=0.0145L^2.9795 with b-value indicating isometric growth pattern. The estimated von Bertalanffy growth parameters are L_¥ = 26.36 cm, k = 0.187 year^-1 and t_o = -1.33 year. Growth performance index (Î¦') and mean Fulton's condition factor were estimated as 2.115 and 1.43, respectively. Instantaneous rate of total, natural and fishing mortalities were 0.588, 0.371 and 0.217 year^-1, respectively and the exploitation rate was calculated as 0.369.

Cicek, E., í–ztí¼rk, S., & Sungur, S. (2019). Some biological properties of Kura goby, Ponticola cyrius (Kessler, 1874) (Gobiiformes, Gobiidae) from Kura River, Turkey. International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 7(4), 218–223. https://doi.org/10.22034/ijab.v7i4.706

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