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BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF HORSE MACKEREL, (TRACHURUS MEDITERRANEUS PONTICUS) FROM THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA COAST

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International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology Vol.4 Issue 1, pp 13-16,Year 2015

BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF HORSE MACKEREL, (TRACHURUS MEDITERRANEUS PONTICUS) FROM THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA COAST

Maria YANKOVA

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Received : 14 February 2015; Accepted : 25 February 2015 ; Published : 28 February 2015

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2050 samples of Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus ranged 9.0-18.9 cm length with mean 15.60±1.74 and 10.14-44.87g weight with mean 24.75±2.47 from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast were analyzed to investigate length-weight relationships (LWR) of fish in relation to condition factor (K). Standard length (SL), fork length (FL), head length (HL) head width (HW), body girth (BG), dorsal fin length (DFL), dorsal fin base (DFB), pectoral fin length (PcFL), pelvic fin length (PvFL) and anal fin length (AFL) are found to be highly correlated with increasing total length and wet body weight (r > 0.500). Wet body weight has positive (r=0.540) and total length has no correlation (r=0.344) with calculated Condition factor (K). The slope “b” in the relationship is 3.56 and intercepts -2.2361.

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Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus, morphology, Body weight, Black Sea

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Maria YANKOVA , " Biometric Measurements Of Horse Mackerel, (trachurus Mediterraneus Ponticus) From The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast ", International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology . Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp 13-16 , 2015

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