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**The Growth Features of Pontic Shad Alosa pontica (Eichwald, 1838) in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey**

Deniz Erguden, Cemal Turan and Cem Cevik

In this study the growth properties of shad Alosa pontica (Eichwald, 1838) in the Sea of Marmara coasts between November 2005 and January 2006 were studied. A total of 307 samples (156 males and 151 females) were examined. Age compositions of the individuals varied between I-V. The first age group was the dominant in the population. The fork length distribution ranged from 12 to 33 cm and the average weight distribution ranged from 19.73 to 367.35 g. Length-weight relationship was found to be W = 0.0163 L^2.8511 (R = 0.92).

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Deniz Erguden, Cemal Turan and Cem Cevik, 2007. The Growth Features of Pontic Shad Alosa pontica (Eichwald, 1838) in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. Journal of Biological Sciences, 7: 685-688.

DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.685.688

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2007.685.688

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Cemal Turan

Cem Cevik

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**The Growth Features of Pontic Shad Alosa pontica (Eichwald, 1838) in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey**

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