Growth pattern of concertina fish, Drepane longimana (Perciformes: Drepaneidae) from Clifton beach, Pakistan

Abstract

This study carried out to find the growth pattern in juvenile fishes of Drepane longimana along the Clifton beach, Pakistan. The total of 128 small fishes were collected to evaluate the size frequency distribution, length-weight relationship (LWR), condition factor (K) and relative condition factor (Kn). The size frequency distribution shows the dominance of the smallest size class i.e., 3.6-4.0cm. The value of coefficient b obtained from the regression analysis of length-weight data, shows the negative allometric growth (b