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The weight structure of Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus (Cyprinidae) from the Mostarsko blato (Neretva River basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

In this paper, the weight structure of endemic fish species Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus from the Mostarsko blato (Neretva River basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is presented. Specimens were collected monthly from January to December 2009 by gill nets (7 m length and 0.7 m height, with a 7 mm mesh size). The minimum recorded body weight was 0.1 g and maximum recorded weight was 15.0 g. The average of the total weight for the population was 3.1±1.2 g. Maximum and minimum weight was recorded for females. The average weight for females was 3.3±1.4 and for males 2.9±0.9, and the range between the minimum and maximum values was higher in females (0.1 to 15.0 g) than in males (0.2 to 8.0 g). It was found that females had a higher body weight than males.

endemic species; Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus; weight structure; Mostarsko blato

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