Weight-length relationship, morphometric and meristic characters              of the yellow seahorse Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852 (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) from central west coast of India

H. B. Pawar; S. V. Sanaye; R. A. Sreepada; B. S. Ingole

doi:10.21077/ijf.2019.66.2.86769-15

Weight-length relationship, morphometric and meristic characters of the yellow seahorse Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852 (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) from central west coast of India

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H. B. Pawar CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa-403004
S. V. Sanaye CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5539-0278
R. A. Sreepada CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4589-3001
B. S. Ingole CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

https://doi.org/10.21077/ijf.2019.66.2.86769-15

Abstract

Eighteen morphometric and five meristic characters of the yellow seahorse, Hippocampus kuda inhabiting the coastal waters of Ratnagiri, central west coast of India, were studied. Morphometric/numerical analysis confirmed the identity of the species from Ratnagiri coastal waters as Hippocampus Kuda Bleeker, 1852. A negative allometric relationship was observed in both genders of H. kuda. The estimated weight-length relationships Â (WLR) for male and female specimens, respectively were, W=0.0034 SL^2.8533and W=0.0078 SL^2.5253 (r²>0.95). The biological information on morphometric and meristic characters, WLR and length-length relationship (LLR) provided in this study would be helpful for conservation and management of this vulnerable seahorse species.

Keywords: Hippocampus kuda, Length-length relationship, Meristic, Morphometric, Weight-length relationship, Yellow seahorseÂ Â Â

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Author Biographies

H. B. Pawar, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa-403004

Aquaculture Laboratory, Biological Oceanography Division
S. V. Sanaye, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

Aquaculture Laboratory, Biological Oceanography Division
R. A. Sreepada, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

Principal Scientist,Â
Aquaculture Laboratory,
Biological Oceanography Division
B. S. Ingole, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

Chief Scientist
Aquaculture Laboratory,
Biological Oceanography Division

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2019-02-05

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2019-06-30

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Vol. 66 No. 2 (2019)

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Pawar, H. B., Sanaye, S. V., Sreepada, R. A., & Ingole, B. S. (2019). Weight-length relationship, morphometric and meristic characters of the yellow seahorse Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852 (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) from central west coast of India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 66(2). https://doi.org/10.21077/ijf.2019.66.2.86769-15