ical Characteristics of Upeneus doriae (Günther,1869) in the coast of Bandar Abbas

The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of temporal variations and tidal phases on frequency of Upeneus doriae (Günther,1869) in the coast of Bandar Abbas. Sampling was performed in September 2016 to April 2017. During the lunar calendar months, the highest abundance of U. doriae  was observed in Muharram (with147/15 ± 144/37 n.G-1.day-1 ), and lowest was in Rabi Ul Awal (with 3/53 ± 3/5 n.G-1.day-1). The selected species was also most abundant in the western region of Bandar Abbas coasts (205/1 ± 137/01 n.G-1.day-1 ), and lowest frequency was observed in central region of coasts (28/55 ± 22/88 n.G-1.day-1). Data analysis approved the temporal and spatial variation of U. doriae abundance in Bandar Abbas coasts. The mean total length and weight of the specimens were also 10/57 ± 1/43 cm and 18/19 ± 5/86 gr, and the total length-weight relationship was calculated W=0/01397L3/0456. Data of Length frequency distribution also showed that length classes 10.5-11.5 and 14.5-15.5 cm had the highest and lowest abundance among the caught samples, respectively. The mean relative condition factor (Krel) and relative weights (Wr)of caught specimens were calculated as 1/005 ± 0/320 and 0/890 ± 0/178, respectively.