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New maximum size records and length–weight relationships for two species, Corica soborna (Hamilton, 1822) and Mystus bleekeri (Day, 1877), from the Ganges River ( NW Bangladesh)
Author(s) -
Hossain M. Y.,
Hossen M. A.,
Nawer F.,
Khatun D.,
Pramanik M. N. U.,
Parvin M. F.,
Yahya K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/jai.13342
Subject(s) - biology , fishery , zoology
Summary This study records new maximum lengths and provides length–weight relationships ( LWR s) for two small indigenous fishes, Corica soborna (Hamilton, 1822) and Mystus bleekeri (Day, 1877), from the Ganges River in northwestern Bangladesh. Fishes were sampled sporadically using gill nets and cast nets from August 2015 to July 2016. New maximum recorded lengths weere 5.3 cm total length ( TL ) for C. soborna and 17.7 cm TL for M. bleekeri . The LWR s were highly significant ( p < .001) with r 2 values >.958. These findings will play a significant role in the fisheries resource management.