RT Journal T1 GROWTH COEFFICIENT AND FECUNDITY OF CHITALA CHITALA (OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES: NOTOPTERIDAE) FROM THE RIVER RAVI, PAKISTAN A1 A. Hussain A1 H. A. Shakir A1 S. Ali A1 J. I. Qazi JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JO JAPS SN 1018-7081 VO 25 IS 2 SP 401 OP 405 YR 2015 FD 2015/04/01 DO DOI NA AB

Chitala chitala contributes much to the food as well as aquarium ornament of South Asian countries. The species deserves high conservatory impacts due to rapid decline of its natural habitats at alarming levels in addition to facing heavy pollution and fishing pressures in the last few decades. In the present study, 27 female specimens ranging from 50.6 to 68.4cm (60.6±5.29cm) total length and 937 to 2208g (1629±364g) wet body weight were collected from the village Nano Dogar, river Ravi, Pakistan. The relation between total length and weight of C. chitala was described by Log W= -1.4525 + 2.6133Log L indicating negative allometric growth. Mean absolute fecundity was calculated as 13431±2144 in sampled fish. To the best of authors’ knowledge, length-weight relationship and fecundity of this species from the river Ravi, Pakistan is being reported for the first time. This study will be very helpful in conservation and management of the feather back chital.

K1 Fecundity, gonado-somatic index, length-weight relationship, endangered species, river Ravi PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2015-JAPS-57