Biological and growth parameters of Plotosus lineatus in the Mediterranean Sea.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the age distribution and growth characteristics of the striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus), which is an invasive alien species in the eastern Mediterranean. A total of 1,011 samples were collected from Iskenderun Bay (Turkey), with lengths ranging from 5.1 to 16.8 cm, predominantly comprising females (1:1.92). Age 3 represented the majority in the population (52.03%). The value of the scaling exponent "b" of the length-weight relationship was less than "3" for both sexes (females: 2.28; males: 2.26; combined: 2.27). The results for the von Bertalanffy growth parameters were observed for the combined sexes as, L_∞ = 24.9934 cm, k = 0.1718 year^-1, and t₀ = -1.7707 years. The striped eel catfish populations in Iskenderun Bay exhibited negati

SUBMITTER: Dogdu SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10893861 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature