International Journal of Marine Science 2016, Vol.6, No.22, 1-14
        
        
        
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          Table 6. Seasonal variation in numbers of egg in ovigerous females of
        
        
          D. blanfordi
        
        
          at Korangi Creek
        
        
          S. No
        
        
          Mar
        
        
          April
        
        
          May
        
        
          June
        
        
          July
        
        
          Aug
        
        
          Sept
        
        
          Oct
        
        
          Nov
        
        
          Dec
        
        
          Jan
        
        
          Feb
        
        
          1
        
        
          536
        
        
          305
        
        
          297
        
        
          285
        
        
          150
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          256
        
        
          2
        
        
          523
        
        
          309
        
        
          145
        
        
          413
        
        
          145
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          299
        
        
          3
        
        
          286
        
        
          316
        
        
          173
        
        
          234
        
        
          155
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          333
        
        
          4
        
        
          354
        
        
          318
        
        
          254
        
        
          273
        
        
          212
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          309
        
        
          5
        
        
          311
        
        
          318
        
        
          256
        
        
          285
        
        
          240
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          319
        
        
          6
        
        
          386
        
        
          316
        
        
          270
        
        
          289
        
        
          245
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          318
        
        
          7
        
        
          387
        
        
          329
        
        
          298
        
        
          290
        
        
          298
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          316
        
        
          8
        
        
          399
        
        
          345
        
        
          345
        
        
          298
        
        
          289
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          319
        
        
          9
        
        
          423
        
        
          356
        
        
          357
        
        
          301
        
        
          308
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          318
        
        
          10
        
        
          443
        
        
          376
        
        
          376
        
        
          315
        
        
          318
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          317
        
        
          11
        
        
          395
        
        
          376
        
        
          402
        
        
          314
        
        
          321
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          328
        
        
          12
        
        
          465
        
        
          367
        
        
          424
        
        
          316
        
        
          398
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          329
        
        
          13
        
        
          -
        
        
          367
        
        
          414
        
        
          325
        
        
          429
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          345
        
        
          14
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          409
        
        
          347
        
        
          413
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          376
        
        
          15
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          434
        
        
          421
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          356
        
        
          16
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          435
        
        
          425
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          376
        
        
          Total
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          412
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          376
        
        
          Average
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          521
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          -
        
        
          379
        
        
          Fig. 5. Population structure of
        
        
          D. blanfordi
        
        
          (male and female) at Korangi Creek (March 2007-August 2007)