Length-weight relationship in the catfish Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther)


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Authors

  • G Sunil Kumar Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta - 689 645, India
  • T V Anna Mercy Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta - 689 645, India
  • K C John Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta - 689 645, India

Abstract

Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther) is an endangered catfish endemic toKerala. In the present study an attempt is made to study the length-weightrelationship of this species. It is found that both males and females have anisometric growth pattern. Hence the determined regression equation can beused for calculating the weight of a fish from given length

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Author Biographies

  • G Sunil Kumar, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta - 689 645, India
    Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta - 689 645, India
  • T V Anna Mercy, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta - 689 645, India
    Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta - 689 645, India
  • K C John, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta - 689 645, India
    Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta - 689 645, India

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Vol. 46 No. 2 (1999)

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Kumar, G. S., Anna Mercy, T. V., & John, K. C. (2011). Length-weight relationship in the catfish Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 46(2), 191-193. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8650