Asiye  Basusta, Ebru  I. Ozer, Metin  Calta, Nuri  Basusta, Hulya  Girgin, 
    Length-Weight Relationship and Condition Factor of Spiny Gurnard (<I>Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei</I> Blanc and Hureau, 1973) Inhabiting Northeast Mediterranean Sea,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 12,Issue 2,
    2013,
    Pages 212-214,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2013.212.214,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2013.212.214)
    Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine length-weight relationships 
  and to give the maximum length spiny gurnard (<I>Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei</I> 
  Blanc and Hureau, 1973) inhabiting Northeast Mediterranean Sea. A total of 1910 
  spiny gurnard, (<I>Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei</I> Blanc Hureau, 1973) were obtained 
  from the fishermen on September 2012 to October 2012 in the Northeast Mediterranean 
  Sea. Total length of samples ranged between 7.2-20.4 cm (female), 7.1-17.9 cm 
  (male) and weight 2.28-63.08 g (female), 1.90-47.12 g (male) for <I>L. dieuzeidei</I>, 
  respectively. The length-weight relationships of <I>L. dieuzeidei</I> were found 
  as W = 0.0034 TL<SUP>3.35</SUP> (R<SUP>2</SUP> = 0.83) for all specimens, W 
  = 0.003TL<SUP>3.41</SUP> (R<SUP>2</SUP> = 0.84) for females and W = 0.004TL<SUP>3.28</SUP> 
  (R<SUP>2</SUP> = 0.81) for male, respectively. The types of growth for both 
  sexes were positive allometric growth for spiny gurnard. The condition factor 
  values varied between 0.8017&plusmn;0.0057 (female), 0.8076&plusmn;0.0061 (male) 
  in <I>L. dieuzeidei</I> b-value has been identified as 3.3052, 3.2176, 3.2664, 
  male, female and for all individuals in <I>L. dieuzeidei</I>, respectively. 
  The difference of length-weight relationship between <I>L. dieuzeidei</I> was 
  statistically insignificant (p&gt;0.05). This study presented the first reference 
  on LWRs and condition factor for spiny gurnard from NE Mediterranean coast of 
  Turkey.
    Keywords: Northeast Mediterranean;spiny gurnard;Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei;length-weight relationship;condition factor