Author(s):

Quratulan Ahmed, Semra Benzer

Abstract: The present study was carried out to assess length - weight and condition factor of Pampus chinensis (Euphrasen, 1788) from Karachi Fish Harbour. The largest (360 mm) and heaviest (230 g) were collected in post-monsoon. Condition Factor (CF) of Pampus chinensis varied from 0.4908 to 0.9621 in all individual. The lowest mean condition (0.6615 ± 0.04) was measured in monsoon. The lowest mean length (276.46±5.53) was measured in pre-monsoon. The maximum mean weight of fish, 184.54± 2.97 was obtained in monsoon. The lowest mean weight of 160.71± 4.57 was recorded in pre-monsoon. The relationship between length and weight ofPampus chinensis was given by an equation W = 0.4943253 × L 1.438 for all individuals. Statistical analysis (ANOVA) was performed to test the differences between seasons to determine the differences. The relationship between length and weight of Pampus chinensis length, weight and condition factor were insignificant in all seasons (p > 0.05).

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