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Length-weight relationships of 11 deep-sea fishes from the western Bay of Bengal and Andaman waters, India

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Length–weight relationships (LWRs) are presented for 11 deep-sea fishes caught in the western Bay of Bengal and Andaman waters during August 2010 using a 38 m high speed demersal trawl II (HSDT II, crustacean version, codend mesh size 40 mm) and a 45.6 m Expo model demersal trawl (codend mesh size 30 mm). The b values ranged from 2.34 to 3.3 and the coefficient of variation (r2) ranged from .82 to .98. LWR estimates of eight deep-sea fishes are provided for the first time. The estimated LWR values were compared with the Bayesian LWR estimates available in FishBase, based on models developed to improve the accuracy and predictability of species-specific growth parameters of data-poor species.

Source: Journal of Applied Ichthyology

DOI: 10.1111/jai.13695

Authors: K. V. Aneesh Kumar, R. Thomy, H. Manjebrayakath, M. Sudhakar

Institution: Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology

Language: English

Topic: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Subfield: Aquatic Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Ministry of Earth Sciences