<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The gonadosomatic index (GSI) and fecundity of the threatened <italic>Cirrhinus reba</italic> (Hamilton) was studied over a period of one year from January to December 2015 in the Ganges River (northwest Bangladesh). The GSI index indicated that the <italic>C. reba</italic> breeding season in the Ganges was from June to September with the peak in August. Fish fecundity increased with increasing fish length and weight, and the highest fecundity (265,042.23) was recorded in a fish with a total length, a body weight, and an ovary weight of 23.80 cm, 136.00 g and 45.00 g, respectively. There was a linear relationship between fecundity and total length (r = 0.871), body weight (r = 0.872), and ovary weight (r = 0.879), with that between ovary weight and fecundity being the strongest.</p></abstract>

The gonadosomatic index (GSI) and fecundity of the threatened Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton) was studied over a period of one year from January to December 2015 in the Ganges River (northwest Bangladesh). The GSI index indicated that the C. reba breeding season in the Ganges was from June to September with the peak in August. Fish fecundity increased with increasing fish length and weight, and the highest fecundity (265,042.23) was recorded in a fish with a total length, a body weight, and an ovary weight of 23.80 cm, 136.00 g and 45.00 g, respectively. There was a linear relationship between fecundity and total length (r = 0.871), body weight (r = 0.872), and ovary weight (r = 0.879), with that between ovary weight and fecundity being the strongest.

Gonadosomatic index and fecundity of threatened reba carp, <italic>Cirrhinus reba</italic> (Hamilton), in the Ganges River (northwest Bangladesh)

Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture

Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI)

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

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Gonadosomatic index and fecundity of threatened reba carp,  (Hamilton), in the Ganges River (northwest Bangladesh)

The gonadosomatic index (GSI) and fecundity of the threatened Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton) was studied over a period of one year from January to December 2015 in...

Gonadosomatic index and fecundity of threatened reba carp, Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton), in the Ganges River (northwest Bangladesh)

Published Online: Aug 21, 2019

Page range: 80 - 85

Received: Nov 30, 2017

Accepted: May 29, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2019-0009

Keywords
fecundity, GSI, Ganges River

© 2019 Abu Sayed Jewel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Gonadosomatic index and fecundity of threatened reba carp, Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton), in the Ganges River (northwest Bangladesh)

Published Online: Aug 21, 2019

Page range: 80 - 85

Received: Nov 30, 2017

Accepted: May 29, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2019-0009

Keywordsfecundity, GSI, Ganges River

© 2019 Abu Sayed Jewel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
fecundity, GSI, Ganges River