Length–weight and length–length relationships of 26 fish species from the Yiluo River, a tributary of the Yellow River, China. (4th August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qin, X. C.; Lin, P. C.; Li, S. Z.; Wang, X. G.; Guo, Z.; Liu, H. Z.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied ichthyology. Volume 33:Number 6(2017:Dec.)
• Page Start: 1270
• Page End: 1273
• Publication Date: 2017-08-04
• Subjects: Fishes -- Periodicals; Fish culture -- Periodicals; Fisheries -- Periodicals; Ichthyology -- Periodicals; 597
• DOI: 10.1111/jai.13472
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0175-8659

Abstract

Summary: From February to October 2016, a total of 9, 754 fish specimens were collected from the Yiluo River, a tributary of the Yellow River, China's second longest river. Based on these samples, length–weight relationships (LWRs) and length–length relationships (LLRs) were estimated for 26 species. Among these data, LWRs for 1 species, LLRs for 11 species, and maximum total lengths for six species were not previously recorded in FishBase. The a values of the LWRs varied between 0.0019 and 0.0116, and b values from 2.805 to 3.883. All regressions for LWRs and LLRs were highly significant ( p < .001). These results will be useful for sustainable management and conservation of the fish resources in the Yiluo River and the Yellow River ecosystem.