Growth and Reproductive Biology of Gobio gymnostethus (Ladiges, 1960) in Melendiz Stream, Anatolia, Turkey
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES, cilt.11, sa.18, ss.3452-3456, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 18
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.3923/javaa.2012.3452.3456
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3452-3456
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The age and size composition, growth rate and reproductive biology of a cyprinid fish Gobio gymnostethus which is endemic species were studied in Aksaray-Melendiz Creek. The minimum and maximum fork length for female and male were 39.25-145 and 39.10-132.2 mm, respectively. Age distribution of Gobio gymnostethus populations living in Melendiz Creek ranged between 0 to VII. Sexual maturation age of Gobio gymnostethus for male and female was I year age and reproduction period of this species were April to July.