Length-Weight Relationships of two Clupeonella species (Clupeidae) from Northwestern Turkey

Abstract

The length-weight relationships (LWRs) of Clupeonella cultriventris and Clupeonellamuhlisi were analysed. Fish samples were collected gill nets (10 mm mesh sized) from theBüyük.ekmece Reservoir and Kü.ük.ekmece Lagoon April and June 2016. Samples fromDurusu Reservoir and Uluabat Lake were obtained from Istanbul University ScienceFaculty Hydrobiology Museum. The values of parameter b in the LWR equations variedfrom 3.177 (Kü.ük.ekmece Lake population) to 3.496 (Büyük.ekmece Reservoirpopulation) for C. cultriventris and 3.258 (Uluabat Lake) for C. muhlisi.