AGE AND GROWTH OF THE CARANGID ALEPES PARA (CLASS, OSTEICHTHYES) FROMMANGALORE COAST, WEST-COAST OF INDIA

Authors
KALITA B JAYABALAN N
Citation
B. Kalita et N. Jayabalan, AGE AND GROWTH OF THE CARANGID ALEPES PARA (CLASS, OSTEICHTHYES) FROMMANGALORE COAST, WEST-COAST OF INDIA, Indian journal of marine sciences, 26(1), 1997, pp. 107-108
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy
Journal title
Indian journal of marine sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03795136
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
107 - 108
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-5136(1997)26:1<107:AAGOTC>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Age and growth of the carangid Alepes para (Cuvier) from Mangalore coa st were studied. While the fish grows to 83-84mm during first year, it attains 131 and 143 mm as the second and third year growth von Bertal anffy growth equation derived for A. para was Lt = 171.1741 [1-e(-0.18 32(t+0.1590))]. The fishery of A. para is mainly supported by the seco nd year class of fish.