Weight-length relationships of 14 species of icefishes (Salangidae) endemic to East Asia

Zhang, Jianming; Deng, Fengyun; Zhou, Qihai

doi:10.1111/jai.12106

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“…Freshwater icefish occur in the lentic bays, gulfs and estuaries of open lakes and reservoirs, and marine species are distributed in estuarine and coastal areas (Zhang et al 2007a). China has the largest population of icefish worldwide, with the natural distribution ranging from Bohai Sea to Beibu Gulf and river systems such as Heilongjiang River, Yalu River, Liaohe River, Haihe River, Qiantang River, Pearl River and Yangtze River (Zhang et al 2012). Affiliated lakes of the Yangtze River, including Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake, Taihu Lake, Hongze Lake and Chaohu Lake (the five biggest freshwater lakes in China in sequence), are the main icefish-producing areas .…”

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Transplantation of Icefish (Salangidae) in China: Glory or Disaster?

Kang

Deng

Wang

et al. 2013

Reviews in Aquaculture

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Transplantation of Icefish (Salangidae) in China: Glory or Disaster?

Kang

Deng

Wang

et al. 2013

Reviews in Aquaculture

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“…What is more, The LWR parameters a and b of the fish are readily affected by a series of factors such as season, habitat, gonad maturity, sex, diet and stomach fullness, health, preservation methods, and annual differences in environmental conditions (Froese 2006). The length-weight relation of some species have been studied in China and other localities (Yie 1988, 1993, Chen et al 1989, Wang et al 1996, Xu et al 1996, Xiao et al 2002, Yalçın et al 2002, Kimmerer et al 2005, Ye et al 2007, Garcia 2010, Ujjania et al 2012, Zhang et al 2013, and a and b values as well as r 2 values reported in these studies are presented in Table 2 for a comparison. Dissimilarities seen between present study and results given by various researchers may be attributed the fishing methodology and physical conditions of the habitat (water depth and temperature, sandy and vegetated bottom structures and oxygen).…”

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Length–Weight Relations for 20 Fish Species from the Pearl River, China

Li¹,

Xu²,

Huang³

2013

Acta Icth et Piscat

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The length-weight relation (LWR) is an important tool in fish biology, physiology, ecology, and fisheries assessment (Oscoz et al. 2005). It can be used for converting lengths into biomass, determining fish condition, comparing fish growth among areas, and as a complement to speciesspecific reproduction and feeding studies (Petrakis and Stergiou 1995, Koutrakis and Tsikliras 2003, Froese 2006, Froese et al. 2011. Thus, if it was properly calculated, it can be very useful to fisheries management.The resources of freshwater fish are very rich in the Pearl River, China (Lu 1990). The length-weight relations of some important commercial species have been relatively well studied in the Pearl River (Pan 1987, Lu 1990), but the length-weight relations of alien and small indigenous fishes are still poorly known. The aim of the presently reported study was to estimate the length-weight relation of 20 fish species (alien and small indigenous fishes) collected from the Pearl River: Chinese icefish, Neosalanx tangkahkeii (Wu, 1931) This study was carried out in the lower reaches of the Pearl River, Guangdong Province, south China (23°02′-23°04′N, 113°18′-113°24′E) (Fig. 1). The Pearl River, with a total length of 2214 km and a drainage area of 442 100 km 2 , is the third largest river in China and the largest in south China, flowing through Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces before finally emptying into the South China Sea (Radhakrishnan et al. 2011). The Pearl River basin has a network of rivers, fertile soil, abundant natural resources, and a dense population (Weng 2007). Fish samples were collected monthly from January to December 2010 by traditional fishing gears (hook and line, fish pots, gill nets, seine nets, traps, and electrofishing devices). Identification of the fish specimens captured was aided by Pan (1991), Wu (2008, and Zhou (2006) and the scientific names are consistent with Froese and Pauly (2012). Collected specimens were held in ice, but not frozen, to preserve them in fresh conditions before being identified in the laboratory. Total length (L) [cm] and Body weight (W) [g] of each fish were measured.The length-weight relation (LWR) between total length and body weight was estimated using the equation: W = aL b which is estimated through logarithmic transformation: (Bleeker, 1856). The LWR with high coefficient of determination (r 2 ) is significant for all the species. The r 2 value ranged from 0.919 to 0.993. This study presents the first reference on length-weight relations for 7 species and new records of maximum total length for 6 species. The results may be helpful in future fisheries studies in this areas.

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“…N. taihuensis is endemic to fresh and brackish waters widely distributed in China and has been artificially introduced to numerous lakes and reservoirs due to its high commercial value 4 . The natural population is not only distributed in the estuary area from the Yellow and Bohai Seas to the coast of the South China Sea but also in the main streams of the Yangtze River, Huai River and Yellow River and their subsidiary lakes 5 , 6 . Among these sites, the Yangtze River basin and Taihu Lake are the core habitats of the natural population of N. taihuensis 7 – 9 .…”

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Gap-free genome assembly of Salangid icefish Neosalanx taihuensis

Zhou,

Zhang,

Jian

et al. 2023

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Neosalanx taihuensis is widely distributed in freshwater and brackish water areas in China. Due to its high commercial value, it has been artificially introduced into many lakes and reservoirs, showing strong ecological adaptability. Here, a gap-free chromosome-level reference genome was constructed by combining short reads, PacBio HiFi long reads, Nanopore ultralong reads and Hi-C data. The reference genome of N. taihuensis was 397.29 Mb with a contig N50 of 15.61 Mb. The assembled sequences were anchored to 28 chromosomes. Furthermore, 20,024 protein-coding genes and 98.16% of the predicted genes were annotated in publicly available biological databases. This high-quality gap-free assembled genome will provide an essential reference for studying the evolution and ecological adaptability of N. taihuensis.

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Weight-length relationships of 14 species of icefishes (Salangidae) endemic to East Asia

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Transplantation of Icefish (Salangidae) in China: Glory or Disaster?

Transplantation of Icefish (Salangidae) in China: Glory or Disaster?

Length–Weight Relations for 20 Fish Species from the Pearl River, China

Gap-free genome assembly of Salangid icefish Neosalanx taihuensis

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