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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/28766| Title: | Biometric analysis of oil sardine Sardinella longiceps Valenceinnes, 1847 (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) along Ratnagiri coast of Maharashtra |
| Authors: | Shah, Tasaduq H. Chakraborty, S. K. Jaiswar, A. K. Kumar, Tarkeshwar Sandhya, K. M. Sadawarte, R. K. |
| Keywords: | Sardinella longiceps;Morphometry;Meristics;Length-weight relationship;Ratnagiri |
| Issue Date: | May-2014 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Length-weight relationship, morphometric and meristic characters of oil sardine Sardinella longiceps Valenceinnes, 1847 from Ratnagiri waters off Maharashtra, India were investigated by studying 917 specimens (368 males, 404 females and 145 indeterminates). Fourteen morphometric characters studied exhibited high level of interdependence (r= 0.81 to 0.99). Based on the studies conducted on meristic characters, the fin formula of S. longiceps can be written as B5-7 P14-16 V8-9 D14-18 C16-24 A11-17. Length-weight relationship was established as W = 0.000066L2.604 for males, W = 0.000056L2.638 for females and W = 0.000054L2.645 for pooled data, indicating negative allometric growth in S. longiceps. Coefficient of correlation (r) for the length-weight relationship was estimated at 0.721, 0.739 and 0.740 for the males, females and pooled data respectively. |
| Page(s): | 805-814 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.43(05) [May 2014] |
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