WEIGHT-LENGTH AND LENGTH-LENGTH RELATIONSHIPS FOR 37 DEMERSAL FISH SPECIES FROM THE MARAPANIM RIVER, NORTHEASTERN COAST OF PARÁ STATE, BRAZIL

Length-length and weight-length relationships are presented for 37 demersal fish species caught in the main channel of the Marapanim River. The mean allometric coefficient (b) in the weight-length relationship (W = aLb) was 3.04 (±0.32). Positive allometry was predominant (15 species, 42.1%), follow...

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Main Authors: Daniel Ferraz, Tommaso Giarrizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Amapá 2015-09-01
Series:Biota Amazônia
Online Access:https://periodicos.unifap.br/index.php/biota/article/view/1666