Reproduction Biology of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in the Uzuncayir Dam Lake

Abstract

In the study, on the purpose of contribute to sustainable fisheries strategies. the reproductive characteristics of Capoeta trutta in Uzuncayir Dam Lake were investigated. The fish samples were caught from Uzuncayir .Dam Lake by using gill nets with different mesh sizes (36-100 mm) between January - December 2013. During research period, a total of 385 C t mita samples that were caught from Uzuncayir Dam Lake yielded 167 female (43.00%) and 218 male (57.00%) with an age composition of population varied from I to XII age groups. GSI values reached a maximum in May and rapidly declined after that month, and it can be concluded that C trutta in Uzuncayir Dam Lake deposites its sperms and eggs between May-July. Egg size varied between 0.30-1.07 mm in dimeter. The relationships between fecundity-total length and fecundity-total weight were determined respectively as r= 29.708*TL-593.36 (N= 35. r= 0.27), F = 9.6148*W+5488.3 (N= 35. r= 0.38). The fecundity of C trutta individuals changed from 1362 to 15428 according to age groups. Sexual maturity length was determined as 20.77 cm and 19.35 cm for female and males. respectively.