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
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.