Length-weight relationship of coral reef-associated fishes from Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay,Southeast Coast of India |
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| Authors: | Karuppiah Kannan Paramasivam Kodeeswaran Rajendran Kumar Madhuri Krishnamoorthy Divya Dharmaraj Kannapiran Ethiraj |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India;2. Dr. M.G.R. Fisheries College and Research Institute, Ponneri, Tamil Nadu, India;3. Department of Fisheries Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Abstract: | Length-weight relationship parameter was estimated for eight coral reef-associated finfish species from the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Eastern Indian Ocean. Fish samples were collected from the landings of trawlers with a cod-end mesh size of 25–35 mm, operated at a depth ranging from 50–70 m off Tuticorin, Rameswaram and Thondi coasts on monthly basis between June-2018 and July-2019. Fish specimens were sampled by measuring total length (TL) and total weight (TW) with precision to 0.1 cm and 0.1 g respectively. A new maximum total length was recorded for Canthigaster solandri, Centriscus scutatus and Halichoeres stigmaticus from this study. |
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| Keywords: | coral reefs Eastern Indian Ocean length-weight relationship reef fishes trawlers |
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