Research
Title: | Length-weight relationships of 55 fish species from the Three Gorges Reservoir in the Yangtze River, China |
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First author: | Chen, S. B.; Liao, C. S.; Li, Z. J.; Zhang, T. L.; Ye, S. W.; Liu, J. S. |
Journal: | JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY |
Years: | 2016 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jai.13139 |
Abstract: | The paper reports the length-weight relationships of 55 species from the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) of the Yangtze River, China, and the largest reservoir in the world. A total of 24,176 specimens were collected from July 2012 to January 2015. Length-weight relationships for 33 fish species not recorded previously in FishBase, and the maximum total lengths computed for eight species are presented. The a values varied between 0.00054 and 0.01923, and the b values ranged from 2.729 to 3.583. The results will be useful for the application of sustainable management and conservation of these fishes in the TGR of the Yangtze River. |