<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This manuscript reviews the length-weight relationships (LWRs) of freshwater fishes in Malaysia. A total of 102 LWRs of fishes gathered from literature pertaining to 64 freshwater fish species were analysed. A meta-analysis from 13 previous reports showed that the <italic>b</italic> values was ranged from 2.19 (<italic>Clarias batrachus</italic>) to 4.106 (<italic>Barbodes binotatus</italic>). Out of 64 observed species, 47 species (11 families) experienced positive allometric growth, while another 23 species (eight families) and 31 species (12 families) were recorded under isometric and negative allometric growth, respectively. The fish LWRs observed can be used as an indicator of environmental changes and fish ecological health for freshwater fishes in Malaysia.</p></abstract>

This manuscript reviews the length-weight relationships (LWRs) of freshwater fishes in Malaysia. A total of 102 LWRs of fishes gathered from literature pertaining to 64 freshwater fish species were analysed. A meta-analysis from 13 previous reports showed that the b values was ranged from 2.19 (Clarias batrachus) to 4.106 (Barbodes binotatus). Out of 64 observed species, 47 species (11 families) experienced positive allometric growth, while another 23 species (eight families) and 31 species (12 families) were recorded under isometric and negative allometric growth, respectively. The fish LWRs observed can be used as an indicator of environmental changes and fish ecological health for freshwater fishes in Malaysia.

A review of length-weight relationships of freshwater fishes in Malaysia

Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environmental Studies

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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This manuscript reviews the length-weight relationships (LWRs) of freshwater fishes in Malaysia. A total of 102 LWRs of fishes gathered from literature...

A review of length-weight relationships of freshwater fishes in Malaysia

Published Online: Nov 01, 2017

Page range: 55 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2018-0005

Keywords
Freshwater fishes, Length-weight relationships, Malaysia

© 2018 Amonodin Mohamad Radhi et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A review of length-weight relationships of freshwater fishes in Malaysia

Published Online: Nov 01, 2017

Page range: 55 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2018-0005

KeywordsFreshwater fishes, Length-weight relationships, Malaysia

© 2018 Amonodin Mohamad Radhi et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Freshwater fishes, Length-weight relationships, Malaysia