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Growth and condition of Indian major carp (Catla catla Ham., 1822) in perennial small water bodies of south Gujarat (India)

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 218 - 224, 02.07.2025

Nemi Chand Ujjania , Niharika P Shah , Hetal D Patel

https://doi.org/10.3153/AR25021

Abstract

Fish growth is a significant factor in fish production and is directly related to the income of fish farmers. Thus, in the present study, it is aimed to determine the growth status of the Indian major carp (Catla catla Ham. 1822) at Keliya reservoir (Gujarat). The morphometric measurements (total length and weight) were taken from 597 fish specimens that were randomly collected from commercial catches between November 2021 and March 2022. During the study, the total length ranged from 25.00 to 46.00 cm (34.41 ±0.16 cm), and the weight ranged from 206.00 to 1525.00 g (528.29 ±8.62 g) of fish was recorded. The length frequency of fish shows that the population was dominated by the length group 30-35 cm (307), followed by the length group 35-40 cm (170), 25-30 cm (75), 40-45 cm (41) and 45-50 cm (4). The total length and weight variables were used to calculate the length-weight relationship and condition factor. The value of the correlation coefficient (r2) was 0.906, showing a positive relationship between the variables, and the regression coefficient (b, 3.164±0.041 at 0.05 CI, which fulfilled the ‘cube law’ and indicates positive allometric growth of the studied fish in earthen ponds. The mean value of condition factor (K) for length groups A (25-30 cm), B (30-35 cm), C (35-40 cm), D (40-45 cm), E (45-50 cm) and pooled population were 1.26±0.02, 1.3 ±0.01, 1.25 ±0.01, 1.33 ±0.02, 1.39 ±0.09 and 1.24±0.01 respectively, which indicated that the condition of fish was good. The aquatic environment was conducive for fish survival in the studied water body.

Keywords

Keliya reservoir Fish growth Length-weight relationship

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval was not required for this study.

Thanks

The Authors extend their sincerest regards to the fish growers who provided invaluable support during the fieldwork. We also want to express our sincerest gratitude to the Department of Fisheries staff members for providing important information about the water body.

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  • Sachidanandmurthy, K.L., Madhuranath, B.N. & Chethan, B.K. (2013). Length-weight relationship and condition factor of two carp species in Shettikere Lake of Mysore. Indian Pollution Research, 32(1), 21-24.
  • Shah, T.H.U., Hassan, B. M., Asimi, O.A. & Khan, I. (2013). Length weight relationship and ponderal index of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss W., 1792) from Dachigam stream in Kashmir. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 8, 1277-1279. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR09.367
  • Simon, K.D., Mazlan, A.G., Samat, A., Zaidi, C.C. & Aziz, A. (2010). Size, growth andage of two congeneric archer fishes (Toxotes jaculatrix Pallas,1767 and Toxotes chatareus Hamilton, 1822) inhabiting Malaysian coastal waters. Sains Malaysiana, 39(5), 697-704.
  • Singh, B.O. & Lakhwinder, K. (2015). Length- Weight Relationship of Catla catla (Hamilton-Buchanan) from Harike wetland (Ramsar Site), Punjab, India. International Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 4(6), 44-47.
  • Singh, N.R., Das, S.K., Kumar, S., Behera, S. & Nagesh, T.S. (2015). Length-weight relationship and condition factor of Cyprinus carpio var. communis (Linnaeus, 1758) reared in Bheries of South 24 Parganas District in West Bengal. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2(6), 239-242.
  • Ujjania N.C., Shah, Niharika P., Patel, Ankit D. & Prajapati, S.D. (2022). Length-weight relationship and condition factor of village pond reared common carp (Cyprinus carpio, Linnaeus, 1758). Applied Biological Research, 24(2), 234-239.
  • Ujjania N.C., Shah, Niharika P., Patel, Brijeshkumar D. & Sangani, Kinjal (2023). Elucidation of growth status and condition factor of Indian major carp (Catla catla, Hamilton 1822) reared in extensive culture. Indian Journal of Ecology, 50 (3). 826-829.
  • Ujjania, N.C, Kohli, M.P.S. & Sharma, L.L. (2012). Length-weight relationship and condition factors of Indian major carps (C. catla, L. rohita and C. mrigala) in Mahi Bajaj Sagar. Indian Research Journal of Biology, 2(1), 30-36.
  • Ujjania, N.C., Sharma, L.L. & Balai, V.K. (2013). Length-Weight Relationship and Condition Factor of Indian Major Carp (Labeo rohita Ham., 1822) from Southern Rajasthan, India. Applied Biological Research, 15(2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-4517.2022.00026.X
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Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 218 - 224, 02.07.2025

Nemi Chand Ujjania , Niharika P Shah , Hetal D Patel

https://doi.org/10.3153/AR25021

Abstract

References

  • Abowei, J.F.N. (2010). The condition factor, length-weight relationship and abundance of Ilisha africana (Block, 1795) from Nkoro River Niger Delta, Nigeria. Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2(1), 6-11.
  • Adeyemi, S.O., Bankole, N.O., Adikwu, I.A. & Akombo, P.M. (2009). Age, growth and mortality of some commercially important fish species in Gbedikere Lake, Kogi State, Nigeria. International Journal of Lakes and Rivers, 2(1), 45-51.
  • Bakare O. (1970). Bottom deposit as food of inland fresh water fish. In Kanji Lake Studies, Vol. 1. Ecology Published for the Nigeria Institute. 1970.
  • Balai, V.K., Sharma, L.L. & Ujjania, N.C. (2017). Length weight relationships and condition factors of Indian major carps in Jaisamand Lake (India). International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 5(1), 01-04.
  • Başusta, A., Özer, E.I., Girgin, H., Serdar, O. & Başusta, N. (2014). Length-weight relationship and condition factor of Hippocampus hippocampus and Hippocampus guttulatus inhabiting Eastern Black Sea. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 46, 447- 450.
  • Carlander, K.D. (1977). Handbook of freshwater fishery biology. Vol. 2. Iowa State Univ. Press. Ames, Iowa Fagade, S.O. (1979). Observation of the biology of two species of Tilapia from the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria. Bulletin de l'Institut français d'Afrique noire (Ser. A), 41, 627-658.
  • Ferdaushy, M.H. & Alam, M.M. (2015). Length-length and length-weight relationships and condition factor of nine freshwater fish species of Nageshwari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 3(3), 149-154.
  • Froese, R. (2006). Cube law, condition factor and weight length relationship: history, meta-analysis and recommendations. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 22, 241-253. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00805.x
  • Froese, R., Tsikliras, A.C., & Stergiou, K.I. (2011). Editorial note on weight–length relations of fishes. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 41(4), 261-263. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2011.41.4.01
  • Fulton, T. W. (1902). The rate of growth of fishes. 22nd Annual Report of the Fishery Board of Scotland, (3), 41-241.
  • Gupta, S. & Banerjee, S. (2015). Length-weight relationship of Mystus tengara (Ham.-Buch., 1822), a freshwater catfish of Indian subcontinent. International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 3(2), 114-118.
  • Ishtiaq Abir & Muhammad Naeem (2016). Length-weight relationships and condition factor for farmed Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822) from southern Punjab, Pakistan. Punjab University Journal of Zoology, 31(2), 209-214.
  • Johal, M.S. & Tandon, K.K. (1983). Age, growth and length-weight relationship of Catla catla and Cirrhinus mrigala (Pisces) from Sukhna Lake Chandigarh (India). Vestnik Czechoslovakia Spol Zoology, 47, 87-98.
  • Kalhoro, M.A., Liu, Q., Valinassab, T., Waryani, B., Abbasi, A.R. & Memon, K.H. (2015). Population dynamics of greater Lizardfish, Saurida tumbil from Pakistani waters. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 47, 921-931.
  • Kara, A. & Bayhan, B. (2008). Length-weight and length-length relationships of the bogue Boops boops (Linneaus, 1758) in Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea of Turkey). Belgian Journal of Zoology, 138(2), 154-157.
  • Khalid, M., Masud, S., Naeem, Z., Shahid, M.M., Naeem, A.D., Ishtiaq, A. & Naeem, M. (2020). Length-weight and length-length relationships of farmed Catla catla during winter season from Muzaffargarh, Pakistan. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 36(3), 924-928. https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.sja/2020/36.3.924.928
  • Kulbicki Michel, Nicolas Guillemot & Marion Amand (2005). A general approach to length-weight relationships for New Caledonian lagoon fishes. International Journal of Ichthyology, 29(3), 235-252.
  • LeCren, E.D. (1951). The length-weight relationship and seasonal cycle in gonad weight and condition in the perch (Perca fluviatilis). Journal of Animal Ecology, 20(2), 201–219. https://doi.org/10.2307/1540
  • Moutopoulos, D.K. & Stergiou, K.I. (2002). Length-weight and length-length relationships of fish species from Aegean Sea (Greece). Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 18(3), 200-203. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0426.2002.00281.x
  • Mustafa, M.G. & Brooks, A.C. (2008). Status of fisheries resource and management approach in the open Beels of Bangladesh: a comparative case study. Asian Fisheries Science, 21, 189-203. https://doi.org/10.33997/j.afs.2008.21.2.005
  • Negi, R.K. (2013). Length–weight relationship and condition factor of Labeo rohita from Bhagwanpur fish pond Roorkee Uttarakhand, India. Biolife, 1(4),170-171.
  • Nikolsky, G.V. (1969). Theory of the Fish Population Dynamics as the Biological Background for Rational Exploitation and Management of Fisheries Resources. Oliver and Boyd: Edinburgh, 322.
  • Pauly, D. (1993). Fishbyte section editorial. NAGA ICLARM Q, 16, 26.
  • Prasad U, Satanand P, Prasad PA, Amitabh P. (2012). Length weight relationship and condition factor of Labeo rohita in Govindgarh Lake, Rewa (M.P.). Indian Journal of Research, 1, 185-187.
  • Quist M.C., Pegg, M.A. & Devries, D.R. (2012). Age and growth. In: Fisheries techniques (Ed. A.V. Alexander, D. L. Parrish and T.M. Sutton), American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD, USA, 677–731.
  • Rajput Resham & Nageshwar Wast (2021). Elucidation of Length-Weight Relationship and Condition Factor for Indian Major Carps (Catla catla, Labeo rohita and Cirrhinus mrigala) in Morvan dam (Neemuch District), M.P., India. World Applied Sciences Journal, 39(1), 37-43.
  • Sachidanandmurthy, K.L., Madhuranath, B.N. & Chethan, B.K. (2013). Length-weight relationship and condition factor of two carp species in Shettikere Lake of Mysore. Indian Pollution Research, 32(1), 21-24.
  • Shah, T.H.U., Hassan, B. M., Asimi, O.A. & Khan, I. (2013). Length weight relationship and ponderal index of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss W., 1792) from Dachigam stream in Kashmir. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 8, 1277-1279. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR09.367
  • Simon, K.D., Mazlan, A.G., Samat, A., Zaidi, C.C. & Aziz, A. (2010). Size, growth andage of two congeneric archer fishes (Toxotes jaculatrix Pallas,1767 and Toxotes chatareus Hamilton, 1822) inhabiting Malaysian coastal waters. Sains Malaysiana, 39(5), 697-704.
  • Singh, B.O. & Lakhwinder, K. (2015). Length- Weight Relationship of Catla catla (Hamilton-Buchanan) from Harike wetland (Ramsar Site), Punjab, India. International Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 4(6), 44-47.
  • Singh, N.R., Das, S.K., Kumar, S., Behera, S. & Nagesh, T.S. (2015). Length-weight relationship and condition factor of Cyprinus carpio var. communis (Linnaeus, 1758) reared in Bheries of South 24 Parganas District in West Bengal. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2(6), 239-242.
  • Ujjania N.C., Shah, Niharika P., Patel, Ankit D. & Prajapati, S.D. (2022). Length-weight relationship and condition factor of village pond reared common carp (Cyprinus carpio, Linnaeus, 1758). Applied Biological Research, 24(2), 234-239.
  • Ujjania N.C., Shah, Niharika P., Patel, Brijeshkumar D. & Sangani, Kinjal (2023). Elucidation of growth status and condition factor of Indian major carp (Catla catla, Hamilton 1822) reared in extensive culture. Indian Journal of Ecology, 50 (3). 826-829.
  • Ujjania, N.C, Kohli, M.P.S. & Sharma, L.L. (2012). Length-weight relationship and condition factors of Indian major carps (C. catla, L. rohita and C. mrigala) in Mahi Bajaj Sagar. Indian Research Journal of Biology, 2(1), 30-36.
  • Ujjania, N.C., Sharma, L.L. & Balai, V.K. (2013). Length-Weight Relationship and Condition Factor of Indian Major Carp (Labeo rohita Ham., 1822) from Southern Rajasthan, India. Applied Biological Research, 15(2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-4517.2022.00026.X
  • Welcome, R.L. (1979). Fisheries Ecology of Flood Plain Rivers. Longman Press, London, England.
  • Williams, J. E. (2000). The Coefficient of Condition of Fish. Chapter 13 in Schneider, James C. (ed.) 2000. Manual of fisheries survey methods II: with periodic updates. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Special Report 25, Ann Arbor.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Fish Biology, Aquaculture and Fisheries Stock Assessment
Journal Section Short Communication
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Nemi Chand Ujjania 0000-0002-3328-4316

Niharika P Shah 0009-0007-9850-1848

Hetal D Patel 0009-0001-3756-4606

Early Pub Date July 2, 2025
Publication Date July 2, 2025
Submission Date July 11, 2024
Acceptance Date August 12, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2025Volume: 8 Issue: 3

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APA Ujjania, N. C., Shah, N. P., & Patel, H. D. (2025). Growth and condition of Indian major carp (Catla catla Ham., 1822) in perennial small water bodies of south Gujarat (India). Aquatic Research, 8(3), 218-224. https://doi.org/10.3153/AR25021
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