Some aspects of the biology of Trypauchen vagina Bloch and Schneider of Bombay coast
Morphometrics of 14 metric and 6 meristic characters of Trypauchen vagina of Bombay coast is presented. Number of spines and rays of dorsal, anal and pectoral fins differ with earlier studies. Sexual dimorphism in the length of caudal and anal fins was observed. Length weight relationship of males and females have been worked out to be W = 0.00000 687L super(2.8440) and W = 0.00000 2747L super(3.0274) respectively. The fish is a prolific breeder and peak breeding activity occurs in December. The growth rate was found to be 15.20 mm/month.
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1984
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| Subjects: | Biology, length-weight relationships, sexual dimorphism, meristic counts, marine, Bombay, Maharashtra, India, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/31698 |
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