Studies on the reproductive biology of Indian Sand Whiting Sillago sihama (Forsskal)

dc.contributor.author	Shamsan, E.F.
dc.contributor.author	Ansari, Z.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-08-02T11:41:11Z
dc.date.available	2010-08-02T11:41:11Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.39(1); 280-284
dc.identifier.uri	http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3685
dc.description.abstract	Sillago sihama have a prolonged breeding season from June to December, with spawning activity peaked during the period of September to November. Length at first maturity stage was found to vary between 155-164 mm (total length) in both sexes. Although overall sex ratio indicated predominance of female, Chi-square test (x sup(2)) showed no significant difference throughout the year. Fecundity varied from 11,376 to 103,695 per fish, is significantly correlated with total length (r = 0.85, p<0.01), body weight (r = 0.88, p < 0.01) and ovary weight (r = 0.87, p< 0.01)
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	NISCAIR, CSIR
dc.subject	Sillago sihama
dc.subject	fecundity
dc.subject	spawning
dc.title	Studies on the reproductive biology of Indian Sand Whiting Sillago sihama (Forsskal)
dc.type	Journal Article