ECOLOGY OF THE ROCK OYSTER, SACCOSTREA-CUCULLATA (BIVALVIA, OSTREIDAE) AT BAND-MOALEM COAST ALONG NORTHEASTERN PERSIAN-GULF

Authors
ROUSTAIAN P
Citation
P. Roustaian, ECOLOGY OF THE ROCK OYSTER, SACCOSTREA-CUCULLATA (BIVALVIA, OSTREIDAE) AT BAND-MOALEM COAST ALONG NORTHEASTERN PERSIAN-GULF, Indian journal of marine sciences, 23(4), 1994, pp. 242-243
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy
Journal title
Indian journal of marine sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03795136
Volume
23
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
242 - 243
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-5136(1994)23:4<242:EOTROS>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Oyster population in Band Moalem area had a unimodal size frequency di stribution in which small individuals were scarce and adults dominate. The population density of S. cucullata was estimated to be 132.m(-2). Abundance of the oysters within different parts (lower, middle and up per) of the mid intertidal area (oyster zone) showed a significant dif ference. Average shell size (as dorsoventral measurement) was 39.5 mm. Sex ratio was calculated to be 0.86(n=595). Shell size and sex ratio did not differ significantly in the different parts of mid intertidal area.