Length-weight relationships of 29 species of teleost fish from shallow estuarine environment of Samborombón bay (Rio de la Plata, Argentina)

The length–weight relationships (LWR) of 29 teleost fish species from the shallow estuarine environments of the Samborombón Bay wetland (Río de la Plata, Argentina) were estimated. A total of 6,376 individuals belonging to 19 families were measured and weighed. The best represented family was Sciaen...

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Autores: Solari, Agustín, Jaureguizar, Andrés Javier, Milessi Millan, Andrés Conrado, García, Mirta Lidia, Maiztegui, Tomás
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/101783
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/101783
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Naturales
Characidae
Clupeidae
Geographic distribution
Heptapteridae
Sciaenidae
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Sumario:The length–weight relationships (LWR) of 29 teleost fish species from the shallow estuarine environments of the Samborombón Bay wetland (Río de la Plata, Argentina) were estimated. A total of 6,376 individuals belonging to 19 families were measured and weighed. The best represented family was Sciaenidae with 6 species, followed by Clupeidae (n = 3), and Heptapteridae and Characidae with 2 species each. Significant length–weight relationships with high correlation coefficients were found for all species, which mostly presented positive allometric growth. This study reports the first findings regarding the LWR of 29 species in the Samborombón Bay waters. New maximum sizes and geographic distribution records of certain species are also commented.