Growth Pattern and Condition Factors of Seven Species from Kole Wetland: A Ramsar Site

LOVDEEP  SHARMA; GAUTHAM  KRISHNA, N.

doi:10.54894/JISCAR.43.1.2025.152535

Authors

LOVDEEP SHARMA Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi - 682 506, Kerala, India
GAUTHAM KRISHNA, N. Department of Ocean Studies, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi - 682 506, Kerala, India

https://doi.org/10.54894/JISCAR.43.1.2025.152535

Keywords:

Biometry, Condition factor, Conservation, Coastal wetland, Growth pattern

Abstract

The present study reports growth pattern, condition (K) and relative condition (Kn) factors of seven small to medium-sized indigenous Smiliogastrin cyprinids, viz., Pethia punctata, Puntius vittatus, P. parrah, P. mahecola, P. sophore, Dawkinsia filamentosa, and Systomus sarana from Kole wetland, part of coastal ecosystem Vembanad-Kole, a Ramsar site in Kerala State, India. Results indicated that except for P. punctata and D. filamentosa, all other species exhibited positive allometric growth (b>3) whereas except S. sarana (K_n<1), all other species were enjoying good conditions (K and K_n>1) in the natural habitat. Information on the biometry of these floodplain wetland-dependent fish species including the preliminary information for three species viz., P. punctata, P. vittatus, and P. parrah will help in framing future managerial and conservation strategies. This study also reveals the condition of this coastal ecosystem and its suitability for these small indigenous fish species.

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