Length‐weight relationship of two mudskippers (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) Oxuderces dentatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850) and Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes, 1837) from Dhamara estuary, Odhisa, India

• Published in: Journal of applied ichthyology Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 1258 - 1260
• Main Authors: Mahadevan, G., Ravi, V., Murugesan, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-12-2017
• Subjects: Cast nets; Estuaries; Estuarine dynamics; Gobiidae; Length-weight relationships; Nets; Oxuderces dentatus; Oxudercinae; Scartelaos histophorus; India
• ISSN: 0175-8659; 1439-0426
• DOI: 10.1111/jai.13455

Summary
Oxuderces dentatus and Scartelaos histophorus species were collected seasonally from the Dhamara estuary (Odhisa, India) using scoop nets, cast nets as well as by hand for a period of 1 year (January 2015–December 2015). Length–weight relationships were estimated. Total lengths (TL) for O. dentatus ranged from 42 to 80 mm, and from 58 to 122 mm for S. histophorus. Similarly, total weights of O. dentatus and S. histophorus ranged from 2.5–10.7 g to 7.7–26.5 g, respectively. The ‘b’ values estimated for O. dentatus (2.718) and S. histophorus (2.689) were below 3. The condition factors of O. dentatus and S. histophorus were minimum in summer and maximum post‐monsoon.