Length-weight relationship and condition factor of freshwater blenny Salaria fluviatilis (Asso, 1801) in Asi River (Hatay, Turkey)

Abstract

In this study, a total of 109 specimens (57 female and 52 male) of Salaria fluviatilis werecaptured by tulle net and scooped net between October 2017 and March 2018 from the Asi Riversystem, Turkey. The length-weight relationship was W =0.0013L3.054 (r²= 0.967) for both sexeswith isometric growth. The values of the exponent b of the length-weight relationships (LWRs)were 3.055 for females and 3.052 for males. The b values for females, males, and both sexes werenot significantly different from 3.0 (P>0.05). Fulton condition factor (CF) was calculated1.3955±0.034 for females, 1.4495±0.042 for males and 1.4212±0.027, for both sexes. Estimationsof LWRs and CF for both sexes of S. fluviatilis, captured from Asi River, were provided for thefirst time.