Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Age, growth and maturity of hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) in northwestern part of the Persian Gulf

Document Type : Original Manuscript

Authors
Emad Koochaknejad 1
Ahamd Savari 2
Alireza Safahieh 2
Gholamreza Eskandari 3
1 Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean Oceanography Center, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, 9971617888, Chabahar, Iran.
2 Department of Marine Biology- Khorramshahr Marine Science and Technology University
3 South of Iran Aquaculture Research Center- Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute
10.22113/jmst.2016.15772
Abstract
In this study age, growth and maturity of Hilsa shad in Khuzestan province were analyzed. 394 number of fishes from marine habitat (Life-Boseif), estuaries (Bahmanshir and Arvand) and rivers (Bahmanshir and Karoon) from February 2014 to September 2014 were collected using commercial fishing with gill net. Total length and wet weight of each fish were measured with precision of 1 cm and 1 gram. Sagittal otoliths were extracted for age determination of the fish. Then abdominal cavity of each sample were opened for determining sex and maturity stage. Growth parameters were calculated using von Bertalanffy growth function (L∞=58.365, K=0.26, t0=-0.16). Phi-prime constant was obtained 2.95. Length and age at first maturity were obtained 27.32cm and 2.4 g respectively using logistic model to fit a and b parameters with observed data in spawning season.
Keywords
Hilsa shad
Khuzestan
growth
Length-weight relationship
Maturity

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 15 December 2015
  • Revise Date 19 April 2016
  • Accept Date 03 July 2016
  • Publish Date 22 May 2018