STUDIES ON LENGTH WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF MIYAKEA NEPA (LATREILLE, 1828) FROM THE TRAWL BYCATCHES OF MANGALORE COAST, KARNATAKA.

Autor: C., Kishor, Venkatappa, Nataraju, O. R., Somashekar, S. R., R., Puneeth
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Zdroj: Journal of Experimental Zoology India; Jul2023, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p1597-1602, 6p
Abstrakt: The present study deals with growth parameters and reproductive biology of Miyakea nepa landed from the commercial trawl catches along the Mangalore coast of Karnataka. The length-weight showed no significant difference between the sexes. Females ranging from 3.4cm-12.6cm and males ranging from 2.4cm-11.2cm. During spawning periods the empty stomach indicates that the body cavity were covered with gonads and the species spawns peak during the month from January to April. Data on the size at first maturity of Miyakea nepa using cumulative frequency method showed that males mature earlier than females; the size at first maturity was 85mm in males and 90mm in females. Fecundity ranged from 36,400 to 2, 93,000 ova with an average of about 66,000 ova per female. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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