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The reef fishes that were caught during the sampling period through the use of  bobo  fish traps were identified and were subjected to length-weight relationship analysis as well as condition index establishment. The results revealed that there were 16 species belonging to 9 families associated with  bobo  fish traps in the study area. The establishment of length-weight relationship for fourteen species indicated that they all grew allometrically in which ten (10) species out of the 14 attained negative allometric growths while the remaining 4 species attained positive allometric growths indicating that most of the fish becomes less round or slender as they grow in length. The condition index (relative weight) of the 10 species in this study attained more than a hundred percent value indicating that they attained more weight in comparison with the observed population. Based on these findings, it has been concluded that only a small number of species of reef fishes were associated with  bobo  fishing method in the area. The obtained negative allometric growths attained by most of the species implied that the specimens probably face possible threats regarding food availability. Condition index analysis results may indicate an overall healthy environment for the fishes regardless of the possible threats on food resource. Nevertheless, the confounding result manifests the complex interaction of fish growth with environmental changes which was deemed difficult to extrapolate.

Allometry and condition indices of reef fishes caught by bobo fish traps in Barangay Bato, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur