ISSN 2348-313X (Print) International Journal of Life Sciences Research ISSN 2348-3148 (online) Vol. 10, Issue 2, pp: (55-60), Month: April - June 2022, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
Study of Morphometric Characters of Puntius sarana (Hamilton) from Godavari River at Nanded region (Maharashtra State) 1
M.M.Deshmukh, 2K.S.Shillewar
N.E.S.Science College, Nanded, Maharashtra State DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6655985
Published Date: 17-June-2022
Abstract: The present study was carried out to analyze morphometric measurement of Puntius sarana fish during April 2015 to March 2016. Fish specimens were collected from local fisherman at Nanded and seven morphometric characters were studied. The total length and weight of Puntius sarana were ranged from 11.00 cm to 26.6 cm and 13.6 gm to 231.41 gm respectively. The standard length and height of fish were ranged from 8.5 cm to 21.4 cm and 2.3 cm to 8.2 cm respectively. The head length and intra orbital space were ranged from 2.1cm to 6.0 cm and 0.9 cm to 1.0 cm respectively. Snout to dorsal fin length was ranged from 6.8 cm to 16.6 cm. Keywords: Puntius sarana, Morphometric, Godavari river.
1. INTRODUCTION Godavari River is India’s second largest River after the Ganga River. It’s source is in Trimbakeshawar Maharashtra State. Puntius sarana (Hamilton, 1822) is a tropical fish belonging to the Puntius genus of minnow family. It can be used as both food and ornamental fish. It is omnivorous and widely distributed through the Indian sub continent including India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri-lanka, and Thialand. Morphometric study of fish species is an important tool for exact identification of the species with the help of measuring the length, weight and other parameters (Cavalcanti et al. 1999)
2. MATERIAL AND METHOD In order to study the morphometric measurements total 600 fish specimens were collected on monthly basis (50) from April 2015 to March 2016 from Godavari River at Nanded. The field collection were done with the help of local fisherman. The collected fish samples were preserved in 10% formalin and stored into specimen jar to study the morphometric characters. The selected morphometric measurements were measured with the help of electronic balance (MP-3000 chyo Japan) engineering divider and graduated scale in cm etc. All measurements were taken in the laboratory as Day (1875-78), Talwar and Jhingran (1991) and Jayaram(2010). The weight of all fish samples measured in gram (gm) and other morphometric parameters measure in centimeter (cm). The total length ranging between 11.00 cm to 26.6 cm. On the basis of total length, the fishes were grouped into 3 class intervals. Observations (Tables 1 to 6 and Fig. 1 to 5) In order to know the relationship between any two morphometric measurement, the statistical method proposed by Snedecor (1961) were used in the present study to correlate the variables viz (1) Standard length (2) Head length (3) Diameter of eye (4) Inter orbital space (5) Pre dorsal length (6) Height of body with the total length, the linear regression was used.
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