SEASONAL CHANGES OF GONADOSOMATIC INDEX OBSERVED IN THE FRESHWATER FISH CHANNA PUNCTATUS

SUNITA KAPIL; K. M. KULKARNI; S. S. GIJARE; V. T. TANTARPALE

SEASONAL CHANGES OF GONADOSOMATIC INDEX OBSERVED IN THE FRESHWATER FISH CHANNA PUNCTATUS

Authors

SUNITA KAPIL
K. M. KULKARNI
S. S. GIJARE
V. T. TANTARPALE

Keywords:

Channa punctatus Gonadosomatic index Testis Ovary

Abstract

In the present study the values of gonadosomatic index of freshwater fish Channa punctatus collected from Wadali
lake near Amravati region of Maharashtra during 2006- 07. The minimum gonadosomatic index for females (0.285)
observed in winter season. The maximum gonadosomatic index values of ovaries were observed in rainy season
(0.775) and intermediate values of gonadosomatic index were in Summer (0.472). The gonadosomatic index for
males were (0.62 in summer, (0.74) in rainy and (0.42) in winter.

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Published

2011-10-21

How to Cite

SUNITA KAPIL, K. M. KULKARNI, S. S. GIJARE, & V. T. TANTARPALE. (2011). SEASONAL CHANGES OF GONADOSOMATIC INDEX OBSERVED IN THE FRESHWATER FISH CHANNA PUNCTATUS. The Bioscan, 6(4), 571–574. Retrieved from https://thebioscan.com/index.php/pub/article/view/1974