Morphometry, length-weight relationship and biology of Sepia aculeata (d'Orbigny, 1848) from Mumbai coast, India
Seventeen morphometric characters of Sepia aculeata of Mumbai coast have been studied and the relationships of morphometric characters with dorsal mantle length (DML) were established. The characters compared showed a fair to high degree of correlation ('r' 0.63-0.99). Number of arm suckers and shell rings were related with DML. The shell rings also showed high degree of correlation with DML ('r' 0.79-0.95). However, the relationship between arm suckers and DML was not so good ('r' 0.1-0.4). The length-weight relationship is described as W=0.1821336 L sub(2.801102). Food and feeding analysis confirm the carnivorous feeding behaviour of the species. Mature females found in all months indicate that it has prolonged spawning season with two peaks, september and march-april. Absolute fecundity ranged from 214 to 4143 eggs.
Main Authors: | Nalwa, M.K., Kumar, R., Jaiswar, A.K., Swamy, R.P. |
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Format: | article biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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2005
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Subjects: | Biology, Sepia aculeata, morphometry, length-weight relationship, fecundity, coastal waters, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/33123 |
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