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Length-weight relationships (LWRs) are presented for 17 fish species caught from Gökova Bay (southeastern Aegean Sea) during he 2006 fishing season. Fish samples were collected from small-scale trammel nets and longline fisheries. The values of b ranged from 2.086 (±0.152) for Sphyraena sphyraena to 3.499 (±0.058) for Scomber japonicus. The median value of b was 3.055 (±0.081). The r² values ranged from 0.712 for Sphyraena chrysotaenia to 0.996 for Scomber japonicus and all relationships were highly significant (P < 0.001). Estimated LWR parameters of 4 species, Dicentrarchus labrax, Seriola dumerili, Siganus luridus and Sphyraena sphyraena, for Turkish waters are presented for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses research about the characteristics of the yellowmouth barracuda or Sphyraena viridensis in Izmir Bay, Turkey. It states that Sphyraena chrysotaenia was occasionally captured by gillnet in the area. It also examines the impact of climate change to the reproduction of the fish wherein Sphyraena chrysotaenia is a native warm water species.