Study on the growth of Schizothorax curvifrons (Cyprinidae: cypriniformes) in river Jhelum Kashmir

Abstract

Schizothorax curvifrons, an indigenous cyprinid fish of Kashmir, forms an important coldwater fishery resource of the valley. The present study was aimed to determine some growth parameters of S. curvifons inhabiting river Jhelum in Kashmir. Growth was obtained at monthly intervals and the regression of Lt+1 on Lt was used for the estimation of Asymptotic length (L∞) and growth coefficient (K). The estimated values of L∞ and K by Modal Progression Analysis were found to be 493 mm and 0.091 month-1 respectively. The value of to was estimated by von Bertalanffy Growth Function at 0.007529 years.