Age and growth of Jhinga prawn Metapenaeus affinis Milne Edwards (Decapoda, Penaeidae) in Mumbai waters

Leena, K and Deshmukh, V D (2009) Age and growth of Jhinga prawn Metapenaeus affinis Milne Edwards (Decapoda, Penaeidae) in Mumbai waters. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 56 (1). pp. 1-5.

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Abstract

The results of the studies on age and growth of Metapenaeus affinis, one of the dominant species of penaeid shrimps in the coastal waters off Maharashtra are presented. From monthly size-frequency data, the growth parameters for males and females were estimated employing modal progression and computer based FiSAT software package using ELEFAN program, Bhattacharya method, Gulland-Holt plot, Faben’s method, Appeldoorn’s method and von Bertalanffy plot. The estimates obtained by Bhattacharya analysis and Gulland-Holt plot were: L� = 162 mm, K = 2.25 for males and L� = 204 mm, K = 1.91 for females. Males and females were found to attain 145 mm and 174 mm at the end of one year and their life spans were 1.16 and 1.4 years respectively.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Age and growth; Jhinga prawn; Metapenaeus affinis; Mumbai waters
Subjects:	Fish and Fisheries > Fish biology > Age and growth
Divisions:	CMFRI-Mumbai
Depositing User:	Users 171 not found.
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2010 06:24
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:35
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/5882

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