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<p>One hundred and twenty asterisci were obtained from 30 specimens each of <italic>Cyprinion kais</italic> and <italic>Cyprinion macrostomum</italic>. Significant relationships between otolith mass and the three fish lengths (TL, SL, and FL) were attained for <italic>C. kais</italic>. Similar associations were obtained for OL and the three fish lengths of <italic>C. macrostomum</italic>. For <italic>C</italic>. <italic>kais</italic>, the highest in the relation between otolith mass, hereafter referred to as OM, and fish fork length, henceforth known as FL (0.5894). The lowest coefficient of determination was observed between otolith width, hereafter called OW, and standard fish length, hereafter referred to as SL (0.2861). For <italic>C</italic>. <italic>macrostomum</italic>, the highest coefficient of determination was attained for the relation between OL and FL (0.7280) and the lowest for the relationship between OM and TL (0.1717). The analysis shows that evaluations of the body size of the two fish species investigated through biometric studies of otoliths are trustworthy.</p>
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One hundred and twenty asterisci were obtained from 30 specimens each of Cyprinion kais and Cyprinion macrostomum. Significant relationships between otolith mass and the three fish lengths (TL, SL, and FL) were attained for C. kais. Similar associations were obtained for OL and the three fish lengths of C. macrostomum. For C. kais, the highest in the relation between otolith mass, hereafter referred to as OM, and fish fork length, henceforth known as FL (0.5894). The lowest coefficient of determination was observed between otolith width, hereafter called OW, and standard fish length, hereafter referred to as SL (0.2861). For C. macrostomum, the highest coefficient of determination was attained for the relation between OL and FL (0.7280) and the lowest for the relationship between OM and TL (0.1717). The analysis shows that evaluations of the body size of the two fish species investigated through biometric studies of otoliths are trustworthy.

Biometric relation between body size and otolith size of <italic>Cyprinion kais</italic> and <italic>C. macrostomum</italic> collected from Tigris River, Şirnak Province, Türkiye

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Biometric relation between body size and otolith size of  and  collected from Tigris River, Şirnak Province, Türkiye

One hundred and twenty asterisci were obtained from 30 specimens each of Cyprinion kais and Cyprinion macrostomum. Significant relationships between otolith...

Biometric relation between body size and otolith size of Cyprinion kais and C. macrostomum collected from Tigris River, Şirnak Province, Türkiye

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Jun 28, 2023

Page range: 221 - 227

Received: Jan 05, 2023

Accepted: Apr 25, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2023.2.06

© 2023 Muhammed Yaşar Dörtbudak et al., published by Sciendo

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