Age, growth, and length-weight relationship of the vimba bream (Vimba vimba) were analysed
on a sample of 43 individuals from a commercial catch, caught between March and May 2017
in the Danube River near Belgrade. Total body length of the sampled fish ranged from 26.3 to
34.5 cm, and body weight from 223 to 554 g. Age of the sampled fish, determined from scales,
ranged from 5+ to 8+, with the largest percentage of individuals in the age class 6+. The
regression coefficient of the length-weight relationship was b = 3.28, which indicates a positive
allometry. The parameters of the von Bertalanffy function were L∞ = 543.82, K = 0.09, and t0
= -2.41. The estimated phi-prime growth performance index (') was 4.44. The Fulton’s
condition factor ranged from 1.04 to 1.42, with the mean value of 1.23. The length-at-age was
back-calculated with the method of Monastyrsky, and the greatest relative growth increment
was observed during the first two years of life
