Length-weight relationship of Bull’s Eye (Priacanthus hamrur) landed along the Veraval coast of Saurashtra region

Abstract

The study of Length-weight relationships (LWRs) plays a significant role in fishery assessment studies as it provides information about its general wellbeing, the growth of the fish, and fitness in the marine habitats. The present paper describes LWRs for Priacanthus hamrur collected from the marine area of the Veraval coast from the Saurashtra region were established, and their growth condition was evaluated during the august 2017- July 2018. The investigation dealt along with insight into certain aspects of biology and stock status of the dominant species P. hamrur forms 15.57% landing in Gujarat during this period. About 448 random samples collected for LWRs and the results indicated that almost all the collected specimen exhibits isometry growth patterns indicate no significant difference in males and female (p>0.05). The current result provides baseline data for the LWRs of P. hamrur from the Saurashtra coast. Such a valuable database used for establishing management and monitoring systems for such species resource conservation management aspects.