ESTIMATION OF AGE AND GROWTH OF THE INDIAN OILSARDINE, SARDINELLA LONGICEPS VAL


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  • B T Antony Raja Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Sub-station, Calicut

Abstract

Estimates of age and rate of growth of the Indian oil-sardine, Sardinella longiceps
Valenciennes, have been made through a study of length frequency distributions obtained
during the seasons from l%l-62 to 1965-66 at Calicut. With the availability of very
small juveniles, a lifetime growth curve of the fish has been constructed and evidences
advanced to prove that the commercial fishery of juveniles belong to O-year class. It
is estimated that a growth of about 60-65 mm is attained in one month and about
95-110, 110-125, 125-140, 150-160 and 170-180 mm in 2, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months respectively.
Although in rare instances the fish may live up to 3 years, the normal life
span is found to be about 2\ years

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Author Biography

  • B T Antony Raja, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Sub-station, Calicut
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Sub-station, Calicut

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Vol. 17 No. 1 & 2 (1970)

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Raja, B. T. A. (2011). ESTIMATION OF AGE AND GROWTH OF THE INDIAN OILSARDINE, SARDINELLA LONGICEPS VAL. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 17(1 & 2), 26-42. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/13195