A multi-model analysis of growth and maturity biometrics in common Snakeheads, Channa striata, and Channa punctatus collected from Hakaluki Haor, Northeast Bangladesh

Year 2021, Volume: 17 Issue: 3, 429 - 439, 01.09.2021

Mohammad Amzad Hossain , Mohammad Abu Jafor Bapary , Md. Arifur Rahman

https://doi.org/10.22392/actaquatr.878998

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The Snakeheads are the most common fishes in freshwater wetlands of Bangladesh, but in recent years they are subjected to decline by overfishing pressure, anthropogenic factors, and climate changes. A one-year-long biometric investigation was undertaken which involve monthly random sampling of Channa striata and Channa punctatus from local wetland waters and measured total length, body weight data, and gonad’s weight in the laboratory. Then data were treated and analyzed by following the different multi-model tools i.e., Fulton’s condition factor, relative condition factor, allometric condition factor, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The results exhibit a strong correlation between the total length and body weight of Channa striata and Channa punctatus with an r2 value of 0.826, 0.819, respectively. Pearson’s correlation showed a trend of both positive and negative correlation coefficients between different conditions factors and morphometry for both species. The peak value for gonad’s weight, gonadosomatic index, and Dobriyal index was reported in the monsoon while the bottom value was in winter for both sexes of both species. The temperature, dissolved O2, and turbidity were found as fluctuating throughout the season while dissolved NH3 and pH remained constant. This data will help in the betterment of conservation, management, and fishing policy by the government, scientists, and fisheries industry. 

Keywords

Growth biometrics, conditions factors, maturity indices, snakeheads, environmental parameters.

Kuzeydoğu Bangladeş, Hakaluki Haor'dan Toplanan Yılanbaş, Channa striata ve Channa punctatus'ta Büyüme ve Olgunluk Biyometrisinin Çok Modelli Bir Analizi

Abstract

Yılanbaşlar, Bangladeş'in tatlı su sulak alanlarındaki en yaygın balıklardır, ancak son yıllarda aşırı avlanma baskısı, antropojenik faktörler ve iklim değişiklikleri nedeniyle azalmaya maruz kalmaktadırlar. Yerel sulak alanlardan Channa striata ve Channa punctatus'un aylık rastgele örneklenmesini ve laboratuvarda toplam uzunluk, vücut ağırlığı verileri ve gonad ağırlığının ölçülmesini içeren bir yıllık bir biyometrik araştırma yapılmıştır. Daha sonra veriler, Fulton'un koşul faktörü, göreceli koşul faktörü, allometrik koşul faktörü ve Pearson'ın korelasyon katsayısı gibi farklı çoklu model araçları takip edilerek işlenmiş ve analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçta, Channa striata ve Channa punctatus'un toplam uzunluğu ve vücut ağırlığı arasında sırasıyla 0.826, 0.819 r2 değeriyle güçlü bir korelasyon sergilediği görülmüştür. Pearson korelasyonu, her iki tür için farklı koşullar faktörleri ve morfometri arasında hem pozitif hem de negatif korelasyon katsayıları eğilimi gösterdi. Gonad ağırlığı, gonadosomatik indeks ve Dobriyal indeksi için en yüksek değer musonda rapor edilirken, her iki türün her iki cinsiyeti için de en düşük değer kış mevsiminde olmuştur. Çözünmüş NH3 ve pH sabit kalırken sıcaklık, çözünmüş O2 ve bulanıklık mevsim boyunca dalgalı olarak bulunmuştur. Bu veriler, hükümet, bilim adamları ve balıkçılık endüstrisi tarafından koruma, yönetim ve balıkçılık politikasının iyileştirilmesine yardımcı olacaktır.

Keywords

Büyüme biyometrisi, kondisyon faktörleri, olgunluk endeksleri, yılanbaşlar, çevresel parametreler

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