Length‐weight relationship of two mudskippers (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) Oxuderces dentatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) and Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837) from Dhamara estuary,Odhisa, India |
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| Authors: | G. Mahadevan V. Ravi P. Murugesan |
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| Affiliation: | Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Abstract: | Oxuderces dentatus and Scartelaos histophorus species were collected seasonally from the Dhamara estuary (Odhisa, India) using scoop nets, cast nets as well as by hand for a period of 1 year (January 2015–December 2015). Length–weight relationships were estimated. Total lengths (TL) for O. dentatus ranged from 42 to 80 mm, and from 58 to 122 mm for S. histophorus. Similarly, total weights of O. dentatus and S. histophorus ranged from 2.5–10.7 g to 7.7–26.5 g, respectively. The ‘b’ values estimated for O. dentatus (2.718) and S. histophorus (2.689) were below 3. The condition factors of O. dentatus and S. histophorus were minimum in summer and maximum post‐monsoon. |
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