@article{fdi:010082119, title = {{L}ength-weight relationships of 5 fish species from the {S}ine {S}aloum estuary, {S}enegal, {W}est {A}frica}, author = {{S}adio, {O}. and {S}imier, {M}onique and {L}e {L}oc'h, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {T}ito de {M}orais, {L}uis}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}ength-weight relationships ({W} = a{L}(b)) were estimated for 5 fish species, the pearl stingray {F}ontitrygon margaritella ({C}ompagno & {R}oberts, 1984), the {W}est {A}frican spadefish {C}haetodipterus lippei ({S}teindachner, 1895), the {E}ast {A}tlantic {A}frican spadefish {E}phippus goreensis ({C}uvier, 1831), the law croaker {P}seudotolithus senegallus ({C}uvier, 1830) and the {G}uinean sole {D}agetichthys cadenati ({C}habanaud, 1948). {F}ishes were collected during several scientific fishing surveys using purse seine (length 250 m, height 20 m, 14 mm mesh size) and beach seine (180 m length, 9 m height and 25 mm mesh net) conducted from {A}pril 1990 to {O}ctober 2012 in the {S}ine {S}aloum estuary, {S}enegal. {T}hey were weighed to the nearest g and measured to the nearest mm (disc width for {F}ontitrygon margaritella and total length for the 4 other species). {T}he values of parameter b in the {LWR} equations varied from 3.048 ({C}haetodipterus lippei) to 3.274 ({D}agetichthys cadenati) and the coefficient of determination (r(2)) varied between 0.969 ({F}ontitrygon margaritella) and 0.998 ({C}haetodipterus lippei). {I}n addition, new maximum lengths are proposed for {F}ontitrygon margaritella, {C}haetodipterus lippei and {D}agetichthys cadenati.}, keywords = {estuary ; fish species ; length-weight relationships ; {S}enegal ; sine saloum ; {SENEGAL} ; {SINE} {SALOUM} {ESTUAIRE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {A}pplied {I}chthyology}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[3 p.]}, ISSN = {0175-8659}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1111/jai.14230}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082119}, }