fifty-four specimens of the kingsoldier bream, argyrops spinifer (forsskal, 1775) from coastal waters of the persian gulf, in bushehr province, were aged by otolith readings to assess the suitability of using otolith length/weight for age estimation in this fish. otolith length and weight increased along with an increase in length and age of the fish. the relationship between fish length (tl) a...

Length weight relationship and other allometric relationships were studied for shortneck clam Paphia malabarica. Lengthweight and total weight-flesh weight relationship in males and females were significantly different (p <0.01). The rate of growth in all other relationship studied were not significantly different between sexes. In lengthweight relationship it showed isometric growth and in len...

abstract this study, aimed to achieve carapace length frequency, depth distribution, determining biomass and length-weight relationship of metapenaeus affinis in shrimp fishing grounds of hormomzgan province. sampling was carried out by trawl net and swept area method from january 2010 to february 2011. samples were transferred to the laboratory and biometric information entered on special form...