Gonado-Somatic Index of Gerres oblongus (Cuvier) from Mithbav estuary, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India

Authors

  • Yeragi SS Department of Zoology, K.J.Somaiya College of Science, Vidhayavihar Mumbai-400 077
  • Yeragi SG Department of Zoology, K.J.Somaiya College of Science, Vidhayavihar Mumbai-400 077

Keywords:

GSI, Mithbav, Gerres oblongus

Abstract

Gonado-Somatic Index (GSI) of Gerres oblongus (Cuvier) ranged from 0.3 to 1.6 in male and 0.8 to 3.9 in female and seen high peak in the month of June-July in both the sexes. During the present investigation the higher values of GSI were observed from May to July which ranges between o.9 to 1.4 in the first year and 1.1 to 1.6 in second year for males and 1.9 to 3.8 in the first and 2.4 to 3.9 in the second year for females. Therefore, it was noticed that the fish spawned once in a year with one spawning peak in the month of June-July as indicated by the Gonado-Somatic Index values.

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References

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Sivashanthini K and Abeyrami B (2003) Lenght-weight relationship and relative condition of a silver biddy Gerres oblongus (Pisces: perciformes) from the jaffna lagoon, Sri. Lanka. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 32(3): 252-254.

Yeragi SG and Yeragi SS (1999) Effect of environmental parameters on haematology of Gerres filmentosus. Bioresearch Journal, 2 (1):1-4.

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Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Yeragi SS, & Yeragi SG. (2015). Gonado-Somatic Index of Gerres oblongus (Cuvier) from Mithbav estuary, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India. International Journal of Life Sciences, 3(4), 375–378. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/1260