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Age and growth studies in silverbellies along Kerala coast

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Title Age and growth studies in silverbellies along Kerala coast
 
Creator Abraham, K J
Murty, V Sriramachandra
Joshi, K K
 
Subject age and growth
Silverbellies
 
Description Age and growth were estimated for five species of silverbellies from samples collected for 24 months
from January 1998 along Kerala coast. The estimated values of von Bertalanffy growth parameters are:
Eubleekeri splendens L∞ = 154 mm, K = 0.52; Leiognathus brevirostris L∞ = 140 mm, K = 0.86; Secutor
insidiator L∞ = 130 mm, K = 0.80; S. ruconius L∞ = 92 mm, K = 1.19 and Gazza minuta L∞ = 160 mm,
K = 1.7. Length-weight relationship of E. splendens W = 0.000006 L3.163977, S. insidiator W = 0.0000015
L3.463096 and S. ruconius was W = 0.000162 L2.973626. The Kn value in E. splendens is lowest in the 75-79
mm length group and highest in 100-104 mm length group. In S. insidiator the Kn value is highest in the
60-64 mm length group. A review of methods available for study of growth has been made and the
limitations are discussed. In the ELEFAN method, which has been followed in the present work, the
issues confronted are discussed and the ways by which accurate growth parameters could be estimated
are discussed.
 
Publisher Marine Biological Association of India
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8837/1/3_1658_-_Abraham_KJ_3.pdf
Abraham, K J and Murty, V Sriramachandra and Joshi, K K (2011) Age and growth studies in silverbellies along Kerala coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 53 (2). pp. 172-177.