Population structure and growth of<i>Aphanius anatoliae sureyanus</i>Neu, 1937 (Osteichthyes: Cyprinodontidae), endemic to Burdur Lake, Turkey

Abstract

Abstract The age, sex and body size of the killifish Aphanius anatoliae sureyanus Neu, 1937 have been studied at Burdur Lake, to which it is endemic. Females made up 16.7%, males 25.9% and young individuals 57.4% of the population. Data on the length-weight relationship and the Bertalanffy growth formula are given. Arctodiaptomus burduricus and Brachionus plicatilis are the main food resources.