The relationship between condition and form factors of the Adriatic fishes in the Zadar area

摘要

The relationship between the mean Fulton’s condition and form factors of 12 marine species (N=209 fish specimens) caught in the Zadar area (middle eastern Adriatic) was analysed. The lowest mean condition factor (K = 0.6329) referred to the elongated Trachinus draco, while the highest one (K = 1.7758) referred to the deep-bodied Scorpaena porcus. The correlation between the mean Fulton’s condition and form factors of these 12 populations was highly significant (K = 0.404 + 0.663 asub3.0/sub; rsup2/sup = 0.815; P 0.01). Including more species in the calculation would give even more accurate results.