International Journal of Aquaculture, 2015, Vol.5, No.5, 1
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Table 1 Morphomertic measurements o
(A)
(B) and
C) and
expressed as percentage of standard
length (%SL)
Characters
H. vittatus
(A)
H. brevis
(B)
H. forskalii
(C)
Standard length (SL)
26.27±4.3
22.10±2.00
24.04±4.1
Body weight (BW)
783.93±24.5
588.32±13.90
630.6±26.4
Head length (HL) / SL
**
24.88±1.1
28.51±2.70
27.18±3.3
Head width (HW) / SL*
12.16±0.6
13.68±0.91
12.88±1.69
Mouth width (MW) / SL**
9.01±0.9
10.55±0.50
10.46±1.6
Upper snout length(USNL)/ SL**
10.29±0.9
11.34±0.90
11.84±1.8
Lower snout length (LSNL) / SL*
11.39±1.1
12.37±0.70
12.51±1.9
Eye diameter (ED) / SL*
8.21±0.7
9.31±0.60
9.18±0.6
Inter-orbital width (IOW) / SL**
10.28±0.6
12.05±0.80
11.92±1.8
Postorbital length (POL) / SL**
13.15±1.2
16.14±1.30
16.03±2.2
Pre-dorsal length (PRDL) / SL**
51.27±4.5
55.17±5.70
55.79±7.9
Pre-pectoral length (PRPL) / SL**
25.50±2.3
22.00±2.00
22.00±2.0
Pre-ventral length (PRVL) / SL*
55.88±5.5
52.74±1.00
54.33±6.5
Pre-anal length (PRANL) / SL*
84.33±5.6
82.09±4.10
83.33±10.0
Dorsal-to-adipose distance(DAD)/SL**
32.21±2.9
28.91±2.10
28.92 ±1.2
Dorsal fin length (DFL) / SL
13.29±01.0
14.02±0.70
14.13±1.6
Adipose fin length (ADFL) / SL**
7.93±0.8
10.16±0.90
10.20±2.0
Adipose fin width (ADFW) / SL*
5.09±0.5
6.65±1.10
5.93±1.0
Pectoral fin length (PFL) / SL
7.00±0.8
8.02±0.60
8.21±1.3
Ventral fin length (VFL) / SL
6.68±0.7
7.33±0.30
7.90±1.2
Anal fin length (ANFL) / SL
14.37±0.7
13.93±1.10
15.28 ±2
Caudal fin length (CFL) /SL*
11.68±1.5
13.97±0. 90
13.31±1.9
Dorsal spine length (DSL) /SL
22.50±1.4
23.66±0.80
24.12±2.8
Pectoral spine length (PSL) /SL*
17.49±0.6
19.10±2.20
19.33±2.4
Anal spine length (ANSL) /SL*
17.95±0.6
18.88±1.00
19.01±3.1
Caudal peduncle length (CPL)/ SL*
11.55±0.6
13.38±0.80
13.60±2.4
Caudal peduncle depth (CPD)/ SL*
10.99±0.8
12.06±0.60
12.46±1.9
Body depth (BD) / SL
24.86±2.4
28.63±3.50
24.00±3.6
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