Table 1.
Bimetrical, repdorductive, and morphometric variables of experimental fish from three geographical areas of Bangladesh (n = 30).
| Parameters | Locations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox’s Bazar | Chandpur | Patuakhali | |
| Biometrical parameters | |||
| BW (g) | 1030.37 ± 4.41a | 930.33 ± 10.79b | 863.87 ± 31.79c |
| TL (cm) | 41.70 ± 0.10a | 41.10 ± 0.30b | 40.97 ± 0.31b |
| SL (cm) | 34.47 ± 0.06 | 34.37 ± 0.15 | 34.17 ± 0.21 |
| BD (cm) | 12.12 ± 0.22a | 11.03 ± 0.12b | 10.63 ± 0.01c |
| LW (g) | 28.10 ± 0.53a | 8.73 ± 0.25b | 9.20 ± 0.35b |
| HSI | 2.74 ± 0.04a | 0.94 ± 0.02c | 1.01 ± 0.06b |
| VW (g) | 49.03 ± 1.56a | 24.07 ± 0.45b | 26.00 ± 0.76b |
| VSI | 4.77 ± 0.17a | 2.59 ± 0.09c | 3.04 ± 0.06b |
| Repdorductive parameters | |||
| GW (g) | 72.93 ± 5.66b | 71.70 ± 3.80b | 93.60 ± 5.40a |
| GSI | 7.05 ± 0.54b | 7.67 ± 0.35b | 10.83 ± 1.09a |
| Eggs roe morphometric parameters | |||
| RSTL (cm) | 12.58 ± 0.07b | 14.11 ± 0.23a | 13.80 ± 0.29a |
| RSAD (cm) | 1.72 ± 0.07 | 1.71 ± 0.02 | 1.77 ± 0.08 |
| RSMD (cm) | 2.65 ± 0.02 | 2.69 ± 0.13 | 2.89 ± 0.31 |
| RSPD (cm) | 1.61 ± 0.05c | 1.84 ± 0.05b | 2.18 ± 0.07a |
| LSTL (cm) | 11.82 ± 0.06b | 13.64 ± 0.06a | 13.84 ± 0.27a |
| LSAD (cm) | 1.60 ± 0.07b | 1.67 ± 0.05b | 2.00 ± 0.07a |
| LSMD (cm) | 2.76 ± 0.05b | 2.82 ± 0.02b | 3.26 ± 0.11a |
| LSPD (cm) | 1.63 ± 0.06b | 1.67 ± 0.02b | 1.77 ± 0.18a |
The data are represented as mean ± sd of means.
BW: Body weight, TL: Total length, SL: Standard length, BD: Body depth, LW: Liver weight, HSI: Hepatosomatic index, VW: Visceral weight, VSI: Visceral-somatic index, GW: Gonad weight, GSI: Gonadosomatic index, RSTL: Right side total length of egg roe, RSAD: Right side anterior depth of egg roe, RSMD: Right side middle depth of egg roe, RSPD: Right side posterior depth of egg roe, LSTL: Left side total length of egg roe, LSAD: Left side anterior depth of egg roe, LSMD: Left side middle depth of egg roe, LSPD: Left side posterior depth of egg roe. Mean values with distinct superscripts specify remarkable variations.