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Length-Weight Relationship of Five Common Freshwater Fishes in
Rivers of Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu
Mohammad Syafiq bin Jailani
Supervisor: Dr. Amirrudin Bin Ahmad
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Science
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Studies on the length-weight relationship (LWR) of fishes are an important tool
to describe several biological aspects of the species. A study on the LWR was
done on five common freshwater fishes namely Mystacoleucus obtusirostris,
Osteochilus vittatus, Osteochilus waandersii, Crossocheilus oblongus and
Rasbora paviana collected from several rivers in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu. The
measurement of fish weight and length was directly obtained during the
sampling. The growth pattern of fish was predicted using isometric lengthweight
relationship (LWR). The results showed that Osteochilus vittatus and
Rasbora paviana have an isometric growth with parameter b values very closed
to 3 compare to other species which have the b values less than 3 indicating
negative allometric growth. This research emphasizes the importance of LWR
studies on fishes in rivers of Tasik Kenyir and the use of primary data for
fisheries management plans, since different environment conditions impact
different lifecycle parameters of respective species differently.
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