This paper provides length–weight relationships estimated for 5 Lessepsian fish species (four families), economically important to the local community, of the coast of Benghazi-Libya; namely: Fistularia Commersonii, Saurida undosquamis, Siganus luridus, Siganus rivulatus and Scomberomorus commerson. The regressions for all species were found to be significant. This study presents the first estimation of length-weight relationship for some Lessepsian inhabiting coastal area of the southern Mediterranean Sea.
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Length – Weight Relationship, Lessepsian Fish, Benghazi, Libya
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Houssein Elbaraasi. (2014). Length-Weight Relationships for Five Lessepsian Fish Species from the Coast of Benghazi, Libya (Southern Mediterranean). Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 3(3), 178-180. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20140303.16
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