Length-weight relationship and relative condition of Scarus ghobban Forsskal, 1775 from Palk Bay


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Authors

  • Molly Varghese
  • K Balachandran
  • C Kasinathan

Abstract

Scarus ghobban collected from the Palk Bay, south-east coast of india was subjected to studies on length-weight relationship
as well as condition factor. The length-weight relationship was found to be W= 0.022473519 L2.9040, indicating isometric
growth of the fish. The relative condition factor (Kn) ranged between 0.8 and 1.5 with a mean value of 1.0.

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Submitted

2016-09-24

Published

2016-09-24

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 4 (2009)

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How to Cite

Varghese, M., Balachandran, K., & Kasinathan, C. (2016). Length-weight relationship and relative condition of Scarus ghobban Forsskal, 1775 from Palk Bay. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 56(4), 323-324. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/61815