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- Title
Meristic and Morphometric Studies on Indus Mahseer Tor macrolepis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from District Attock, Pakistan.
- Authors
Pervaiz, Khalid; Iqbal, Zafar; Ramzan Mirza, Muhammad; Naeem Javed, Muhammad; Naeem, Muhammad
- Abstract
Among Mahseers, Indus Mahseer Tor macrolepis is the important game and food fish of Pakistan. The meristic and morphometric data of this fish is lacking for the species present in the Pakistan. For the study, one year fish sampling was conducted at various sites of Attock district and adjoining areas from 2008 to 2009. For the purpose, Haro River was divided into four sampling zones: each at a distance of 10 km, from July 2008 to June 2009 in Attock region, Pakistan. Fifth sampling zone was selected in the Hasan Abdaal, Pakistan. A total of 118 specimens were collected from these five sampling zones and more than forty important morphometric and meristic parameters were selected for the study. Collected samples ranged from 12.32- 15.86 in total length (TL), 11.05-14.21 in fork length (FL) and 9.68-12.4 in standard length (SL). In the fish, gill rakers were counted as 2-3/11-13, rostral barbel length (RBL) was found slightly shorter than maxillary barbel length (MBL), no distinct stripes or spots present on body, eyes were present in ventral view of head and terminal mouth was observed. High level of significant relationships were observed with total length (TL) and head length (HL) when compared to all other morphometric parameters studied. Present study will help the taxonomists and fisheries scientists to distinguish T. macrolepis from other Tor species.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; MAHSEERS; MORPHOMETRICS; OSTEICHTHYES; FISHERIES
- Publication
International Journal of Agriculture & Biology, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 2, p169
- ISSN
1560-8530
- Publication type
Article