Length weight relationships of coleoid cephalopods from the eastern Mediterranean

ABSTRACT: Length-weight relationship (LWR) studies have been widely conducted for fish. They are important because they provide information about the growth of the fish, its general wellbeing, and fitness in a marine habitat. In comparison, relatively few LWR studies have been conducted on cephalopods. A total of 13,474 specimens belonging to 28 cephalopod species was investigated to define their length–weight relationship status and Fulton’s condition factors, and compared with previous studies to evaluate life history traits and test comparability of LWR values. Isometry was found in 8 species including 2 teuthids, 2 sepiids and 4 octopods, and positive allometry was found in 2 squid species. Other species showed negative allometry. Four orders of the class Cephalopoda distributed in the Mediterra

SUBMITTER: Onsoy B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9293961 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature