Title of article :
Reproductive biology, maturation size and sex ratio of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798) from fishing grounds of Digha coast, West Bengal, India
Author/Authors :
SK، Naser Uddin نويسنده Regional Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR), Visakhapatnam - 530 003, Andhra Pradesh, , , Ghosh، Shubhadeep نويسنده Regional Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR), Visakhapatnam - 530 003, Andhra Pradesh, , , Maity، Joydev نويسنده Department of Aquaculture Management and Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore - 721 102, West Bengal, ,
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 18 سال 2015
Abstract :
The present paper studies the reproductive biology, maturation size and sex ratio of Penaeus monodon collected from Digha fishing grounds, India during 2011-2013. A total of 633 individual of P. monodon were examined and among them 242 were males and 391 were females. The overall yearly sex ratio was observed to be 1:1.6 (males: females). Based on the results, the spawning season of P. monodon was mainly in January-February and was extended up to June. The first maturity was observed at 163.5 mm length. The estimated number of ova in the mature ovary ranged from 120155 to 961240 in P. monodon.
Journal title :
International Journal of Aquatic Biology
Journal title :
International Journal of Aquatic Biology