ON THE RECRUITMENT AND ABUNDANCE OF JUVENILES OF THE FRESHWATER PRAWN MACROBRACHWM BIRMANICUM CHOPRAI IN THE MIDDLE STRETCH OF THE RIVER GANGA


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Authors

  • Shree Prakash Dept. of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005.
  • G P Agarwal Dept. of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005.

Abstract

The paper deals with a study of the juveniles of the north Indian freshwater
prawn, Macrobrachium birmanicum choprai, in the middle stretch of the
Ganga river system, between Varanasi and Patna (about 390 kg), during June-
September of 1979 and 1980. Their distribution is being recorded for the first
time, estimating their abundance at sixteen selected centres. Taking the number
of larvae per collection as the index of abundance, the variation in abundance is
estimated, which, on subjecting to the Chi-square test, is found significant. The
results are discussed in the light of the accounts available for other palaeomonids.

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Author Biographies

  • Shree Prakash, Dept. of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005.
    Dept. of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005.
  • G P Agarwal, Dept. of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005.
    Dept. of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005.

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Vol. 33 No. 3 (1986)

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How to Cite

Prakash, S., & Agarwal, G. P. (2011). ON THE RECRUITMENT AND ABUNDANCE OF JUVENILES OF THE FRESHWATER PRAWN MACROBRACHWM BIRMANICUM CHOPRAI IN THE MIDDLE STRETCH OF THE RIVER GANGA. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 33(3), 285-292. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/10915