Morphometric Characteristics of Catfish Silurus triostegus (Heckel, 1843) from the Tigris and Shatt Al-Arab Rivers, Iraq

Laith A. Jawad; Muhammad I. G. Al-Janabi

doi:10.1515/cjf-2016-0021

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Morphometric Characteristics of Catfish Silurus triostegus (Heckel, 1843) from the Tigris and Shatt Al-Arab Rivers, Iraq

Croatian Journal of Fisheries

Volume 74 (2016): Issue 4 (December 2016)

By: Laith A. Jawad and Muhammad I. G. Al-Janabi

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|Dec 2016

Abstract

Thirteen morphometric characters of catfish Silurus triostegus were studied from three localities on the Tigris and Shatt al-Arab rivers, Iraq. Monthly samples revealed no significant differences between genders. Positive allometric growths for all morphometric characters studied were observed. This study gives information to fishery biologists about morphometric characters of S. triostegus from the Tigris and Shatt al-Arab rivers to assist in planning of conservation strategies for this fish species.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjf-2016-0021 | Journal eISSN: 1848-0586 | Journal ISSN: 1330-061X

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Mar 29, 2016

Accepted on: Sep 10, 2016

Published on: Dec 23, 2016

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Keywords:

Freshwater,

Siluridae,

Morphometric characters,

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