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- Title
Length-weight analysis of ten species (Actinopterygii) supporting subsistence fishery in Lakshadweep waters, southern Arabian Sea.
- Authors
SHAHUL HAMEED, Pentam Veli Pura; MUHSIN, Aliyyathumada Ishyyapura; POOKOYA, Pathummathada; RANJEET, Kutty
- Abstract
The length-weight relations of ten fish species representing eight genera and four families and that formed the backbone of the subsistence fishery in the Lakshadweep islands were estimated. These fishes which included four species of tuna [Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758); Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788); Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800); Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849)], three species of needlefishes[Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846); Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron et Leseur, 1821); Tylosurus acus melanotus (Bleeker, 1850)], two species of bait fishes [Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832); Spratelloides gracilis (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846)], and one species of halfbeak (Hemiramphus archipelagicus Collette et Parin, 1978) contributed to 96% of the total fish landings. The samples were collected from fish landing centers of ten inhabited islands of Lakshadweep from 2015 to 2017. Katsuwonus pelamis showed isometric growth, S. delicatulus and S. gracilis exhibited positive allometry, while negative allometric growth was seen in other species. The coefficient a of the LWR ranged from 0.001 (A. hians) to 0.035 (T. albacares), while b ranged from 2.7 (T. acus melanotus) to 3.4 (S. delicatulus). The results of the presently reported study provide useful biological information on the stock of ten commercially important pelagic fish species supporting the traditional fisheries in Lakshadweep waters.
- Subjects
LAKSHADWEEP (India); SKIPJACK tuna; YELLOWFIN tuna; ACTINOPTERYGII; FISH mortality; FISHERIES; BAIT fishing; ARCHIPELAGOES
- Publication
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2021, Vol 51, Issue 3, p257
- ISSN
0137-1592
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/aiep.51.64632