出版社:The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要:Merbok estuary, located in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia, was inhibited by 81 species that are representatives of 45 genera and 36 families of fish. The length-weight relationship of 23 fish species belonging to 18 families was presented. The b values varied between 2.7928 for Butis gymnopomu s and 3.6001 for Sillago sihama . Nine species exhibited positive allometric growth, 10 species were negative allometric growth, 3 species had isometric growth and 1 species was Gompertz form of growth. The length-weight relationships for some species from the Merbok estuary are hereby publish for the first time, and most of the fish specimens were juveniles.