Length–weight and length–length relationships of three Ambassid fishes from the Ganges River (NW Bangladesh). (27th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hossain, M. Y.; Hossen, M. A.; Pramanik, M. N. U.; Ahmed, Z. F.; Hossain, M. A.; Islam, M. M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied ichthyology. Volume 32:Number 6(2016:Dec.)
• Page Start: 1279
• Page End: 1281
• Publication Date: 2016-08-27
• Subjects: Fishes -- Periodicals; Fish culture -- Periodicals; Fisheries -- Periodicals; Ichthyology -- Periodicals; 597
• DOI: 10.1111/jai.13170
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0175-8659

Abstract

Summary: Length–weight relationships (LWRs) and length–length relationships (LLRs) are presented for the first time for three Ambassid fish species from the Ganges River, northwestern (NW) Bangladesh. Fish were sampled with traditional fishing gear including cast net (mesh size ranges from 1.0 to 2.0 cm), gill net (mesh size ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 cm), square lift net (mesh size ~ 1.0 cm) and conical and box trap, October 2014 to September 2015. Allometric coefficient ( b ) values were 3.00 for Chanda nama, 3.10 for Parambassis lala and 3.23 for Parambassis ranga, respectively. Additionally, the LLRs were highly significant with r 2 ≥ .958. The present observations would be an effective tool for their stock assessment in the Ganges River, NW Bangladesh and surrounding ecosystems.