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Length-weight relationship of freshwater fish, Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), in Meghalaya, India
Article first published online: 1 JUL 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01785.x
© 2011 Blackwell Verlag, Berlin
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Manorama, M. and Ramanujam, S. N. (2011), Length-weight relationship of freshwater fish, Puntius shalynius Yazdani and Talukdar (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), in Meghalaya, India. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 27: 1404–1405. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01785.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 4 NOV 2011
- Article first published online: 1 JUL 2011
- Received: November 21, 2010 Accepted: March 14, 2011
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Summary
The present investigation gives the length-weight relationship (LWR) of Puntius shalynius in Meghalaya, India. The samples for the study were collected from Umiam river. The value of the exponent ‘b’ in the LWR was less than 3, with 0.885 for males and 1.616 in females. This shows that the species exhibit allometric growth pattern. There was no difference in LWR between sexes and seasons.