Age and growth analysis of the fish Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede) from River Nayar, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand
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The ability to age fish accurately is essential in understanding the dynamics of fish population. Age and growth determination in Mastacembelus armatus was assessed by the scale method which was verified by the length-frequency distribution method. The scales were small, elongated and the focus was shifted slightly uppish from the centre. The fish length and scale radius relationship was found linear (Scale radius = 6.974 + 0.452 Fish length; r = 0.9746) and authenticated the age analysis. Back calculation method was used to find out the size of fish at annulus formation, which confirmed four age rings in M. armatus at the size of 14.07±0.92, 26.05±4.99, 37.96± 2.59 and 48.48±6.06 cm respectively. First two age rings were observed in the fish length group 30-40 cm, the third ring was observed in 40-50 cm and the fourth ring in 50-60 cm length group. The finding was dully validated by length-frequency distribution method. The growth annual increment (h) of M. armatus shows that the length increment was 14.07, 13.32, 11.91 and 10.52 cm during 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year respectively. It shows that the fish grows continuously during its entire life period. The average growth (? h) was observed as 12.12 cm. annually. The assessment of age and growth rate of fish is a prerequisite to generate the information on recruitment, longevity and fluctuations in fishery caused by various year classes which is an important tool for rational exploitation of fish stock.
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Age and Growth, Scale, Length Frequency, Mastacembelus armatus, , Nayar
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Lea, E. (1910). On the methods used in the Hering investigations, Publ. Circonst. Cons. Perm. Int. Explor. Mer. 108, 14-22.
Linfield, R. S. J. (1979). Age determination and year class structure in a stunted roach, Rutilus rutilus population. Journal of Fish Biology, 14(1), 73-87.
Natrajan, A. V. and Jhingran, A. G. (1963). On the biology of Catla catla (Ham.) from the river Yamuna. In Proc. Natl. Inst. Sci. India B (Vol. 29, pp. 326-355).
Neilson, J. D., Stobo, W. T. and Perley, P. (2003). Age and growth of Canadian east coast pollock: comparison of results from otolith examination and mark– recapture studies. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 132(3), 536-545; https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(2003)132<0536:AAG OCE>2.0.CO;2
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Rawat, V. S. and Nautiyal, P. (1996). Age and growth rate determination from pectoral and dorsal fin region scales of a hillstream teleost Barilius bendelisis (Hamilton) with a note on difference in their structure. Indian J Fish. 43(2): 171-178.
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Seshappa, G. and Bhimachar, B.S. (1951). Age determination studies in fishes by scales with special reference to Malabar sole. Curr. Sci. 20: 260-262.
Singh, P.R., Dobriyal, A.K. and Singh, H. R. (2017). Study of age and growth of Labeo calbasu (Ham.) from the Ganga river system at Allahabad. J. Mountain Res. 12, 1-12.
Tandon, K. K. and Johal, M. S. (1996). Age and growth in freshwater fishes. Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi, 256.pp.
Tandon, K.K., Johal, M.S. and Kukreja, T. (1993). Morphometry, age and growth of silver carp. H. molitrix (Vol.) from Gobinsagar reservoir, Himachal Pradesh, India. Res. Bulletin of the Panjab Univ. 43: 117-130.
Uniyal, S.P., Dobriyal, A.K. and Joshi, H.K. (2005). Ageing biology and related growth statistics of a freshwater fish Tor chelynoides (Pisces: Cyprinadae) from Garhwal Himalaya India. Indian. J. Env. And Ecoplan. 10 (2), 273-283.
Van Oosten, J. (1937). The age, growth, and sex ratio of the Lake Superior longjaw, Leucichthys zenithicus (Jordan and Evermann). Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, 22, 691-711.
Vasudevappa, C. and James, P. S. B. R. (1988). Age and Growth of the Marine Catfish Tachysurus dussumieri (Val.) along the Dakshina Kannada Coast. In The First Indian Fisheries Forum. Proceedings (pp. 225-228). Asian Fisheries Society, Indian Branch.
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Age and growth analysis of the fish Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede) from River Nayar, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand. (2021). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 13(1), 137-144. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v13i1.2478
