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OSCOZ J, CAMPOS F, ESCALA MC. Weigth-lengh relationships of some fish species of the
Iberiam Peninsula. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 2005; 21:73-4.
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Sciaenidae). Revista Animar 1993; 15:99-115.
MENDES B, FONSECA P, CAMPOS A. Weigth-lengh relationships for 46 fish species of the
Portuguese west coast. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 2004; 21:355-61.
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ocellaris e Cichla monoculus (Perciformes, Cichlidae) no reservatrio de Volta Grande, rio GrandeMG/SP. Acta Scientiarum 2003; 25:79-86. IV Congreso Iberoamericano Virtual de Acuicultura 6.
LE CREN ED. The length-weight relationship and seasonal cycle in gonadal weight and condition in
the perch (Perca fluviatilis). Journal of Animal Ecology 1951; 20:201-19.
TAVARES-DIAS M. Caractersticas biomtricas de Brycon cephalus e Brycon orbignyanus
(Characidae) oriundos de cultivo intensivo no Brasil. III Congresso Iberoamericano Virtual de
Acuicultura (CIVA 2004) 2004:286-9. Disponvel em no URL: http://www.civa2004.org
The relation weight-length has been an important tool in the studies of biology, physiology
and ecology of fish, and also in the evaluation of supplies fishing boats (2, 3) of diverse
species, in all the parts of the world. This relation has been useful to determine the weight
and the biomass, when only the measures of length are evaluated, indicating conditions
and allowing comparisons between the growth of different species (2, 3, 4, 5). The relation
weight-length can be used still to evaluate the welfare degree of the species through the
condition factor, when gotten direct of the constant of regression (a) of the one for the
species or through the value of the coefficient regression (b) of this relation (2, 4, 5)
esteem the alomtrico factor of condition (K-alomtrico) of each individual, or still for other
different methods. The K-alomtrico can suffer interference from the corporal form of the
fish (6), and, therefore, it must only be used to inside compare fish of one same phase of
development, but inside of any amplitude of length (4). Already the relative factor of
condition or km (7), that it allows to compare different independent species of its corporal
form (6, 8), reveals as most appropriate for this purpose. Mendes et al. (5) they cite that,
even so the constant of the relation the weight-length it only corresponds to the condition
factor when b = 3, different authors mention this constant to it as the relative factor of
condition or alomtrico factor of condition. However, these authors suggest that this gotten
constant of the relation weight-length only can be used as an approach of the condition
factor. Consequentemente, these results indicate that different methods can be used
esteem the factor of condition of the fish. However, only when chosen adequately it can
reflect its real conditions corporal. The factor of condition is a quantitative measure of the
welfare of the fish (2, 4, 6, 7, 8), being able to supply to a possible relation of its corporal
condition and/or its physiological state with the way that the fence. Thus, having to remain
constant independent of the size that the fish it can come to have, in one definitive period
of the life (6, 8). Thus, the variation of the factor of condition in fish has been attributed to a
series of factors (8). However, the high one or reduced corporal condition has been related
the two main factors, that are the spawning of fishes of the fish (4, 6) and the ingestion
foods (6) in its natural habitat or captivity. The present study it had as main objective
esteem the relation weight-length and the km for eight species of ornamental fish of the
medium Rio Negro (AM). Also, it investigated if possibility of the factor of condition (k),
gotten directly of the constant of regression of the relation weight-length, to correspond to
the K-alomtrico in the studied species.
The relation weight-length is an important tool in the biology and ecology of fish, supplying
information on its weight and biomass, allowing comparisons between the growth of
different species (1, 2), or different populations of one same species (3), as much in
natural environment as in captivity. Moreover, it is a cuantitativo pointer of the welfare of
the fish, evaluated for the condition factor (4, 5, 6), which is gotten of this relation. The
condition factor can be used to evaluate the use of the alimentary source, the different
conditions of feeding in distinct species, as well as interferences of the population density,
the climate and other conditions (3, 6, 7). Therefore, in the fish, the condition factor is an
index that reflects the interactions between the biticos and abiticos factors. The
telesteos present the fabric hematopotico located, mainly, in the kidney and bao, of
form that these are important agencies eritro, trombo and leucopoticos. The liver is also
one fabric hematopotico, in some species, and that, moreover, it storages great amount
of fat and glycogen, serving of energy reserve. Factors as parasitic infections, estresse
and others, can produce alterations in the welfare of the fish and in hematopoiticos
fabrics, consequentemente, intervening with the corporal growth of the animals, as well as
in the relative size of bao and liver. Thus, the determination of the values standard of the
hepatosomtica and esplenosomtica relation and factor of condition are of great
importance for understanding of the riots that can occur during the mrbidos processes
(5).