Length‐weight relationship of coral reef‐associated fishes from Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Southeast Coast of India

Length‐weight relationship parameter was estimated for eight coral reef‐associated finfish species from the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Eastern Indian Ocean. Fish samples were collected from the landings of trawlers with a cod‐end mesh size of 25–35 mm, operated at a depth ranging from 50–70 m off...

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Published in:Journal of applied ichthyology 2021-02, Vol.37 (1), p.162-164
Main Authors: Kannan, Karuppiah, Kodeeswaran, Paramasivam, Kumar, Rajendran, Krishnamoorthy, Madhuri, Dharmaraj, Divya, Ethiraj, Kannapiran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coral reefs
Eastern Indian Ocean
Fish
Landing statistics
Length-weight relationships
length‐weight relationship
Parameter estimation
reef fishes
Trawlers
Weight
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Summary:Length‐weight relationship parameter was estimated for eight coral reef‐associated finfish species from the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Eastern Indian Ocean. Fish samples were collected from the landings of trawlers with a cod‐end mesh size of 25–35 mm, operated at a depth ranging from 50–70 m off Tuticorin, Rameswaram and Thondi coasts on monthly basis between June‐2018 and July‐2019. Fish specimens were sampled by measuring total length (TL) and total weight (TW) with precision to 0.1 cm and 0.1 g respectively. A new maximum total length was recorded for Canthigaster solandri, Centriscus scutatus and Halichoeres stigmaticus from this study.
ISSN:0175-8659
1439-0426
DOI:10.1111/jai.14102