MORPHOMETRIC RELATIONSHIP OF THE INDIAN SCAD, DECAPTERUS RUSELLI (RUPPELL, 1830) FROM MAHARASHTRA WATERS, NORTHWEST COAST OF INDIA


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Authors

  • Nalini Poojary ICAR – Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Off Yari road, Panch Marg, Andheri (W), 400 061.
  • Sujit Sundaram ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Mumbai Regional Center of CMFRI, CIFE Old Campus, 2nd floor, Seven Bunglows Andheri (W)

Abstract

The relationship of various morphometric characters of Decapterus russelli from Maharashtra water weres studied. The coefficient of correlation (r) for various morphometric characters ranged from 0.880 to 0.983 indicating high degree of relationship among the characters compared. Analysis of 15 morphometric characters revealed that the fork length had the fastest growth rate with reference to total length while snout length had fastest growth rate with reference to head length. Fin formula for D. russelli from Mumbai waters could be written as: B.6, D.8 | 1/27-31 + i, P.20 – 22, V.1/5,A.2 | 1/25-28+i,C.17-19, BS. 30-41, LI. 37-61.

 

Key words: Morphometric relationships, meristic studies, Decapterus russelli, Carangids, Indian scad, Maharashtra.

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Submitted

05-02-2016

Published

01-12-2014

Issue

Vol. 41 (2014)

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Articles

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Copyright with Indian Fisheries Association.

How to Cite

Poojary, N., & Sundaram, S. (2014). MORPHOMETRIC RELATIONSHIP OF THE INDIAN SCAD, DECAPTERUS RUSELLI (RUPPELL, 1830) FROM MAHARASHTRA WATERS, NORTHWEST COAST OF INDIA. Journal of Indian Fisheries Association, 41. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JIFA/article/view/55680