Length-Weight Relationship and Condition Factor of Dawkinsia exclamatio (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 2005) from Kallada River of Kerala, India
Length-Weight Relationship and Condition Factor of Dawkinsia exclamatio (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 2005) from Kallada River of Kerala, India
Date
2013
Authors
Gladys, F.
Mercy, T. V. A.
Sajan, S.
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)Cochin
Abstract
Dawkinsia exclamatio is endemic to Kerala region of
the Western Ghats and to the best of our knowledge,
there is no other reports on the growth studies on D.
exclamatio. The results of the present study indicate
that population of D. exclamatio in Kallada river
follow an isometric growth pattern with ‘b’ values
close to cubic law but there was no significant difference
in the condition factor of D. exclamatio between
length groups. This study adds basic information of
this species, which may be useful in fisheries management
and also in the conservation point of view.
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Keywords
Length-Weight Relationship, Dawkinsia exclamatio Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 2005 Kallada River of Kerala, India
Citation
Fishery Techn 50(4):347-350