Length‐weight relationships of three cyprinid fish species from southwestern China

Length–weight relationships (LWRs) were determined for three cyprinid fish species [Acrossocheilus yunnanensis (Regan, 1904), Onychostoma simum (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) and Spinibarbus sinensis (Bleeker, 1871)] from southwestern China. Samples were obtained with various fishing gear (set nets, drift gill nets, fish cages, hook and electrofishing). Prior to this study, the LWRs for these three species (A. yunnanensis, O. simum and S. sinensis) were unknown.     

Length‐weight relationships of three fish species from Beibu Gulf in China

The length–weight relationships (LWRs) were analyzed for three fish species collected from Beibu Gulf between October 2012 and March 2013. The study used bottom trawl with 40 mm mesh size. The values of parameter b varied from 2.8495 to 3.0277.     

Length‐weight relationships of three fish species from Nujiang River of China

The length‐weight relationships were determined for three fish species [Glyptothorax dorsalis Vinciguerra, 1890, Glyptothorax zanaensis Wu, He & Chu, 1981, and Percocypris tchangi (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)]. All fish were collected using drift gillnet (stretched mesh size: 4 cm) and castnet (mesh size: 1 cm) from Gongshan mountain, China. Samples were collected quarterly from July 2014 to August 2016. The parameter b of length‐weight relationship varied from 2.51 for Glyptothorax dorsalis to 3.30 for Percocypris tchangi. And the new standard length recorded for Glyptothorax dorsalis and Percocypris tchangi.     

Length‐weight relationships of three estuarine fish species from Bangladesh

The length‐weight relationships (LWRs) of three fish species; Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822), Datnioides polota (Hamilton, 1822), and Chela cachius (Hamilton, 1822) collected between September 2016 and August 2017 from Tentulia estuary of Bangladesh were analyzed. Fish were caught seasonally using set bag net and cast net with mesh size of 0.5 cm and < 0.5 cm, respectively. LWRs of Toxotes chatareus, Datnioides polota and Chela cachius were calculated as W = 0.0154L^2.926 (r² = .962), W = 0.0149L^3.106 (r² = .992) and W = 0.0109L^2.968 (r² = .981), respectively. The study provides a new maximum total length for Chela cachius.     

Length‐weight relationships for three fish species from the coastal waters of the northern Yellow Sea,China

Length–weight relationships (LWRs) were determined for three fish species: Thamnaconus modestus(Günther, 1877), Callionymus beniteguri  ( Jordan & Snyder, 1900) and Takifugu rubripes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850), collected from the coastal waters of the northern Yellow Sea (near Dalian City) using bottom trawl nets in October 2017 and set nets in April 2018. Parameter b values in the fitted LWRs were 3.367(T. modestus), 2.817(C. beniteguri) and 3.200 (T. rubripes), respectively.     

Length‐weight relationships of four Triplophysa species from northern,Pakistan

In the present study four Triplophysa species Triplophysa hazaraensis (Omer and Mirza, 1975) and Triplophysa kashmirensis (Hora, 1922) collected from River Kunhar and Triplophysa naziri (Ahmad & Mirza, 1963) and Triplophysa brahui (Zugmayer, 1912) from River Barandu were analyzed for length and weight relationship.     

Length‐weight relationships for three zoarcoid fish species from the coastal waters of the northern Yellow Sea,China

Length–weight relationships (LWRs) were determined for three zoarcoid fish species: Zoarces elongatus Kner, 1868, Pholis fangi (Wang & Wang, 1935) and Chirolophis japonicus Herzenstein, 1890. Samples were collected from the coastal waters of the northern Yellow Sea (near Dalian City) using bottom trawl nets (20 mm stretched mesh size in the cod‐end) for Zoarces elongatus and Pholis fangi and set gill nets (mesh size 15.6 mm) for Chirolophis japonicus. Samples were taken from mid‐March to early April 2017. Parameter b values in the fitted LWRs were 3.119, 3.440 and 3.423 for Z. elongatus, P. fangi and C. japonicus, respectively.     

Length‐weight relationships for three species of common scorpaenoids from Singapore

This study provides length‐weight relationships (LWR) for three common marine species collected from Singapore, a small tropical island country in southeast Asia, where monthly collections using seine netting and fish trapping were performed at six sites from January to December 2010. The LWRs of these three species were BW = 0.0348 SL^3.002 (n = 305, r² = .9747) for Paracentropogon longispinis, BW = 0.0315 SL^3.039 (n = 104, r  = .9798) for Trachicephalus uranoscopus and BW = 0.0651 SL^3.021 (n = 70, r² = .9601) for Synanceja horrida respectively.     

Length–weight relationships of three fish species in the East China Sea

Length–weight relationships were determined for three fish species (Acanthopagrus latus Houttuyn, 1782; Acentrogobius caninus Valenciennes, 1837; and Nematalosa japonica Regan, 1917). Samples were collected from the East China Sea (N 27.306020, E 120.918026), from May to July in 2015–2016. Samples were collected using commercial trawls (5 cm main trawl and 3 cm codend mesh). Length–weight relationships for these three species were determined for the first time.     

Length–weight relationships for three fish species from Yalong River in China

This study provides the first report of length–weight relationships (LWRs) for three fish species collected from the Yalong River, one of the tributaries to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China. The LWRs of these fish species were BW = 0.0070TL^3.0539 (r² = 0.9662) for Schizothorax wangchiachii, BW=0.0134TL^2.8523 (r² = 0.9676) for Schizopygopsis malacanthus, and BW=0.0143TL^2.9253 (r² = 0.8538) for Euchiloglanis kishinouyei, respectively. Also investigated were the spawning season, absolute fecundity and main food items of the three fish species in the natural environment. In addition, new maximum sizes for the three species are provided.     

Length‐weight relationships of 69 fish species in the Beibu Gulf,northern South China Sea

Sixty‐nine fish species belonging to 41 genera from 29 families and seven orders were collected during 2006–2007 by otter trawl in Beibu Gulf, northern South China Sea, for analysis of their length‐weight relationships (WLRs). The analysis included 19 species for which no previous WLR estimates were available in FISHBASE.     

Length–weight relationships of three fish species from Bohai Sea,China

Length–weight relationships were determined for three fish species (Cynoglossus macrolepidotus (Bleeker, 1851), Liparis tanakae (Gilbert & Burke, 1912), Zoarces elongatus (Kner, 1868)) from Bohai Sea (38°38′–40°28′N; 119°42′–121°10′E), China. Fish specimens were sampled monthly between May 1982 to May 1983 using pair bottom trawlers (150.5 × 96.5 m, mesh size: 30–200 mm) with a cod end (mesh size: 30 mm), which were towed at a ship's speed of two knots for 1 hr at a maximum depth of about 80 m. Relationships between length and weight were fitted very well for all species (all R² > .90).     

Length–weight relationships of three fish species from the South China Sea

The length–weight relationships were determined for three fish species: Histiopterus typus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844), Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier, 1830), and Ilisha elongata (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830). Samples were collected from the South China Sea with commercial trawls in June 2016 using trawl nets. Prior to this study the length–weight relationships for these three species were unknown.     

Length–weight relationships of three fish species from Moyangjiang River,China

Length‐weight relationships were determined for three fish species [Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan, 1905); Rhodeus spinalis Oshima, 1926; Liniparhomaloptera disparis (Lin, 1934)]. All fish sample were collected using gillnets (15 × 5 m, mesh‐size 5 mm) from Moyangjiang River, China. Samples were collected quarterly from July 2006 to August 2007. The parameter b of length‐weight relationship varied from 2.52 for Rhodeus spinalis to 3.27 forLiniparhomaloptera disparis.     

Length–weight relationships of three fish species from Wujiang River,China

Length–weight relationships were determined for three fish species (Pseudogyrinocheilus prochilus Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874; Folifer brevifilis Peters, 1881; and Garra imberba Garman, 1912). Samples were collected from the Wujiang River in China, from May to July in 2009–2011 using gillnets (25 × 12 m, mesh size 0.5 cm) and fish cages (0.5 × 0.5 × 10 m, mesh size 0.5 cm mesh). Length–weight relationships for these three fish species were determined for the first time.     

Length‐weight relationships of five fish species in Tibet,southwest China

Length‐weight relationships (LWR) were evaluated for five species: Schizothorax integrilabiatus (Wu et al., 1992); Shizopygopsis stoliczkai Steindachner, 1866; Gymnocypris chui Tchang, Yueh & Hwang, 1964; Gymnocypris scleracanthus Tsao, Wu, Chen & Zhu, 1992; and Triplophysa tibetana (Regan, 1905). A total of 567 specimens were collected whereby S. integrilabiatus was caught with 12‐volt electric fishing gear (water depth, 1 m) in Buqun Lake in May 2015. Both G. chui and G. scleracantus were caught with 12‐volt electric fishing gear (water depth,1 m) and set gillnets (mesh size 3 cm) in Lange Lake in July 2015, S. stoliczkhai was caught with 3 cm mesh size set gillnets in Shiquan River in August 2015, T. tibetana was caught with 12 V electric fishing gear in the Zhongba reach of the Yarlung Zangbo River in August 2015. This study provides the first published length–weight references on LWR for the five species. New maximum total lengths were recorded for three species, including Shizopygopsis stoliczkai, Gymnocypris chui, and Gymnocypris scleracanthus.     

Length‐weight relationships of three fish species from the coastal waters of Yellow Sea,China

Length–weight relationships (LWRs) were determined for three fish species: Zebrias zebrinus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846), Setipinna termuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848) and Pampus echinogaster (Basilewsky, 1855). Samples were collected from the coastal waters of Yellow Sea, China, from early April to mid–April 2017 using bottom trawl nets (20 mm stretched mesh size of cod‐end) and set nets (15.6 mesh size). The values of exponent b in the fitted LWRs ranged from 3.101 to 3.427 for three fish species.     

Length–weight relationships of three fish species from the Yangtze River,China

Length–weight relationships (LWRs) were determined for three endemic fish species [Gobiobotia filifer (Garman, 1912), Homatula potanini (Günther, 1896) and Xenophysogobio boulengeri (Tchang, 1929)] from the Yangtze River in China. Samples were obtained between April 2008 and June 2012 using various types of fishing gear and electroshock fishing techniques. For each species, the sample size, length range, weight range, LWR, 95% confidence intervals of a and b, and coefficient of correlation were determined. Prior to this study, the LWRs for two species [Gobiobotia filifer (Garman, 1912) and Homatula potanini (Günther, 1896)] were unknown.     

Length–weight relationships of three fish species from the Yalong River,China

Length–weight relationships (LWRs) were determined for three fish species (Gymnodiptychus pachycheilus (Herzenstein, 1892), Triplophysa bleekeri (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) and Triplophysa pseudostenura (He, Zhang & Song, 2012)) from the Yalong River in China. Samples were obtained between March 2009 and July 2013 using gillnets (25 × 12 m, mesh size 0.5 cm) and fish cages (0.5 × 0.5 × 10 m, mesh size 0.5 cm mesh). For each species, the sample size, length range, weight range, LWR, 95% confidence intervals of a and b, and coefficient of correlation were determined. Prior to this study, the LWRs for these three species were unknown.     

Length‐weight relationships of three fishes from the Nujiang River,China

The length‐weight relationships (LWR) for three fish species collected from the Nujiang River, China, were determined. Fishes were caught quarterly by drift gill net (stretched mesh size: 4 cm, depth: 2–4 m) and cast net (mesh size 1 cm; depth: 1–2 m) from May 2016 to July 2017. The values of parameter b in the LWR equations were estimated as 2.69 for Balitora nujiangensis Zhang & Zheng, 1983, 2.80 for Glyptothorax deqinensis Mo & Chu, 1986 and 2.94 for Pseudexostoma brachysoma Chu, 1979, respectively.