ArticlePDF Available

Some reproductive characters of the fantail goldfish Carassius auratus auratus females from rearing ponds in Basrah, Southern Iraq

Authors:

Abstract and Figures

This study was carried out to determine some reproductive characteristics of the fantail goldfish Carassius auratus auratus females (standard length 69-224 mm. and total weight 21.1-255.35 g.) from rearing ponds in Basrah province, Southern Iraq. Standard length, total weight, gonad weight, absolute fecundity, relative fecundity, gonadosomatic index (GSI) and egg diameter were determined from October 2010 to April 2011 in 77 fantail goldfish females. Results showed that the studied reproductive parameters increased gradually from October, to attain peak in March and decreased again thereafter. Absolute fecundity ranged between 2877-357246 eggs, GSI 7.28-19.11 and egg diameter 298-1006 micron. Regression relationships between the various studied morphometric and reproductive parameters were calculated and the importance of these results to the culturists of this commercially important ornamental fish species was discussed.
Content may be subject to copyright.
83 Iraqi J. Aquacult. Vol.(9) No.(1)– 2012 : 83- 94
Some reproductive characters of the fantail
goldfish Carassius auratus auratus females from
rearing ponds in Basrah, Southern Iraq.
Salah M. Najim*, Raja A.A. Al-Mudhaffar, Furat K. Jassim
Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of
Agriculture, Basrah, University, Basrah, Iraq.
Abstract
This study was carried out to determine some
reproductive characteristics of the fantail goldfish Carassius
auratus auratus females (standard length 69-224 mm. and
total weight 21.1- 255.35 g.) from rearing ponds in Basrah
province, Southern Iraq. Standard length, total weight,
gonad weight, absolute fecundity, relative fecundity,
gonadosomatic index (GSI) and egg diameter were
determined from October 2010 to April 2011 in 77 fantail
goldfish females.
Results showed that the studied reproductive parameters
increased gradually from October, to attain peak in March
and decreased again thereafter. Absolute fecundity ranged
between 2877- 357246 eggs, GSI 7.28-19.11 and egg diameter
298-1006 micron. Regression relationships between the
various studied morphometric and reproductive parameters
were calculated and the importance of these results to the
culturists of this commercially important ornamental fish
species was discussed.
Key words:Fantail goldfish, fecundity, Gonadosomatic index, egg
diameter, Basrah.
*Corresponding author: salahm63@Yahoo.com
Introduction
The number of eggs found in fish ovary is named fecundity,
which represent the egg laying capacity of a fish or the number of
ripe eggs produced by a fish in one spawning season (Alam and
Pathak, 2010). It is an important aspect to estimate commercial
potential of fish stock, life history, fish farming and actual
Salah M. Najim et al. 84
management of the fishery (Chapman, 2000; Alam and Pathak,
2010).
Fecundity is species specific and varies from one species to
another (Manikandavelu et al., 2009). Considerable variation in the
fecundity of fish species depends upon the length, weight, age and
ecological conditions of the habitat including climatic factors of the
locality. In a single population, the fecundity may also fluctuate
considerably in relation to the availability of food in the natural and
captive environment (Nikolsky, 1963). Egg size is one of the
important parameters of egg and larval quality as it is positively
correlated with both survival of eggs and fries and growth rate of
larvae (Lo et al., 2009; Serezly et al., 2010).
Rearing of ornamental fish became a necessity not a luxury.
Ornamental fishes are assuming importance in recent days as stress
removers. Goldfish is standard ornamental fish enjoying constant
support among ornamental fish lovers (Fossa, 2004;
Manikandavelu et al., 2009). It is an exotic fish species belongs to
Family Cyprinidae, which first reared in china in 1000, introduced
into Europe in 1611 and America in 1876 AD. Of the cyprinids
cultured by man, goldfish remained most prominent and commonly
used as ornamental and kept as expendable pet. Over the centuries
goldfish has evolved into several varieties such as Ornada, Lion
head, comet, Veiltail, Black moor and fantail, to mention a few
(Smart, 2001; Balon, 2004; Ortega-Salas and Bustamente, 2006;
Lawson and Alake, 2011).
In addition to its aesthetical characteristics goldfish acquired
relatively recent interest as a biocontrol agent for mosquitoes in
shallow ponds and pools because of its strong larvivorous nature of
feeding (Chandra et al., 2008; Gupta and Banerjee, 2009).
Very little work has been done on the biology of this species
including reproduction, in southern Iraq mostly on the feral strain
(C. auratus gobelio) in natural waters (Saoud, 2006; Ali, 2008; Al-
Shami, 2008; Al-Noor, 2010). Therefore, this study is aiming at
assessing the fecundity, gonadosomatic index and egg size of the
ornamental goldfish Carassius auratus auratus females from
culture ponds in Basrah, southern Iraq.
85 Some reproductive characters of the fantail goldfish
Materials and methods
Seventy six fantail goldfish C. auratus auratus females were
collected from October 2010 to April 2011 from a private
ornamental fish farm located near Al-Saraji creek , about 4 km
southern Basrah city center ( 3028'18" N 4751'32" E). Fish farm
consisted of 7 small earthen ponds (6 x 4 x 1.5 m) lined with
polyethylene sheets and covered with protecting netting to avoid
the predatory birds. Ponds supplied with water through a branch of
Al-Sarraji creek that connected to Shatt Al- Arab River. Four of the
7 ponds were devoted to goldfish breeding and culture and the
others were used mainly for live bearing poecilid fishes (guppy,
molly and swordtail). Goldfish were administered two meals a day
(4-5 % of total weight of fish) of commercial feed (~ 30% crude
protein) with occasional complementary meals of live brine shrimp
Artemia salina and whole shrimp meal especially during periods of
availability, in addition to the natural food that penetrate with
river's water.
Specimens brought to the laboratory at the department of
Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, University
of Basrah. Total weight (TW, g.) and the standard length (SL, mm.)
of fishes measured, fishes dissected and their ovaries removed and
weighed.
The spawning period were estimated from the development of
gonads (using Gonado-Somatic Index; GSI) and variation in egg
diameters of samples (Lagler, 1966).
GSI calculated as follows:
GSI % = (GW / TW) x 100;
Where GW and TW are gonad weight and total weight of fish in
grams, respectively (Lagler, 1966; Bagenal, 1978).
Absolute fecundity, AF, studied by the gravimetric method
(Bagenal, 1978) as follows; subsamples of fresh eggs of 1 or 2 g
according to the size of the eggs were taken from the front, middle
and back parts of the ovaries. Eggs from each subsample were
separated and counted. The number of the sub-samples multiplied
up to the weight of the ovary. Relative fecundity (RF) obtained from
the equation:
RF = AF / TW
The diameters of various eggs size from 3 different parts of each
ovary were measured with object micrometer. Because eggs are not
perfectly circular in their shape, several diameters were measured
Salah M. Najim et al. 86
for each single egg and average calculated. Sexual maturity was
checked macroscopically according to the presence of “yoked eggs”
in the gonads which characterized by increasing of yolk vesicles
which fill the entire cytoplasm except beneath the chorion. The
nuclear envelope begins to degenerate and the nucleus migrates
peripherally at the final maturation stage (Nikolsky, 1963).
In addition, statistical relationships between standard length
(SL), body weight (TW), gonad weight (GW), absolute fecundity
(AF), relative fecundity (RF) and egg diameter (Ed) calculated using
the formula (Nikolsky, 1969):
Y= a X b
Correlation coefficients calculated for the above relationships
also. Statistical analyses performed using Microsoft Excel 2003.
Results
The results of the present study indicate a gradual and steady
increase in GSI values from October (7.28) onward until it reach its
peak (19.11) during March and declined in April (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Monthly variations in gonadosomatic index, GSI S.D.)
of fantail goldfish Carassius auratus auratus females during the
study period.
5
10
15
20
25
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR
Months
GSI %
87 Some reproductive characters of the fantail goldfish
This demonstrates clearly that March represents the beginning of
the spawning season of this species in ponds in Basrah.
Lowest and highest fecundity values recorded in fish of average
standard length 69 ± 3.3 and 224 ± 6.1 mm. and average weight of
21.1 ± 1.8 and 255.38 ± 10.9 g., respectively (Table 1). A significant
positive relationship was noticed between gonad weight and
fecundity(r =0.996, table 2). Relative fecundity followed the same
trend as the absolute fecundity and increased steadily with gonad
Table 1. Some morphometric and reproductive parameters of fantail
goldfish Carassius auratus auratus females.
SL
TW
GW
GSI
AF
RF
Ed
69
21.10
1.71
8.10
2877
136.35
311
77
24.72
2.16
8.74
8918
360.76
422
95
39.61
3.82
9.64
14886
375.81
469
120
51.09
5.32
10.41
20540
402.04
488
141
69.91
7.47
10.69
29779
425.96
556
160
98.17
10.88
11.08
49338
502.58
617
172
117.91
15.52
13.16
89790
761.51
669
188
141.28
21.29
15.07
164336
1163.19
744
197
205.22
31.75
15.47
252468
1230.23
882
211
228.7
39.01
17.06
301090
1316.59
918
224
255.38
46.89
18.36
357246
1398.88
978
Mean
150.36
113.92
16.89
12.55
117388
733.99
641.27
S.D.
54.156
68.89
12.98
3.00
110106.9
400.1
179.03
SL: Fish standard length, mm; TW: Fish total weight, gm: GW:
Gonad weight, gm.; GSI: Gonadosomatic index, %; AF: Absolute
fecundity; RF; Relative fecundity, Ed: Egg diameter, micron.
Salah M. Najim et al. 88
weight and absolute fecundity. This seems reasonable because of
the strong correlation between the relative fecundity and the last
two variables (r = 0.958 and 0.962, respectively; table 2).
Egg sizes in females of C. auratus auratus that tested in the current
work were averaged in diameter between 298-1006 μ (Table 3).
Egg diameters increased steadily from October to March then
decreased.
In the current study, the power formula was the best
representative of these relationships because it offers better fit of
data (Table 2). Correlation coefficient values were also very high
and significant for all these relationships, which could be evidence
Table 2. The statistical relationships between various morphometric
and reproductive parameters of fantail goldfish Carassius
auratus auratus females.
Ordinate
Abscissa
Value of
'a'
Value of
'b'
Value of
'r'
Significance
of 'r' at 5%
and 1% levels
SL
AF
0.0004
3.7608
0.884
Highly
significant
TW
AF
18.251
1.7859
0.983
=
RF
AF
0.0593
2.136
0.962
=
GW
AF
2095.9
1.3669
0.996
=
GW
RF
146.01
0.605
0.958
=
SL
GW
0.00001
2.7521
0.909
=
TW
GW
0.0308
1.3087
0.991
=
SL
Ed
9.213
0.847
0.972
=
TW
Ed
101.45
0.4036
0.987
=
GW
Ed
296.57
0.3086
0.966
=
AF
Ed
52.734
0.2285
0.954
=
SL: Fish standard length, mm; TW: Fish total weight, gm; GW: Gonad
weight, gm; AF: Absolute fecundity; RF; Relative fecundity, Ed: Egg
diameter, micron.
89 Some reproductive characters of the fantail goldfish
Table 3. Average egg diameters (micron) in fantail goldfish
Carassius auratus auratus females during the study
period.
Month
Min.
Max.
Mean
S.D.
OCT
298
312
302
4.895
NOV
381
482
424
37.549
DEC
552
664
618
36.988
JAN
670
781
710
51.333
FEB
798
886
812
53.048
MAR
891
1006
989
39.895
APR
598
722
634
43.683
on the suitability of this kind of formulae. The strongest calculated
correlation coefficient (r = 0.996) was between absolute fecundity
(AF) and gonad weight (GW) and the weakest one (r = 0.884) was
between absolute fecundity (AF) and standard length (SL), although
they all were highly significant in the statistical analysis (P<0.01).
Discussion
Spawning of goldfish could be accomplished throughout the year
by stocking the breeders under controlled temperature and
photoperiod conditions (Gillet et al., 1978; Kestemont et al., 1991).
Gonadosomatic index, GSI, used to represent the development of
fish gonads relative to the total body and changes in GSI values are
ascribe generally to the variations in gonad weight during the
course of its seasonal development (Bagenal, 1978). The GSI is
widely used by the biologists to indicate the maturity and
periodicity of spawning and predicting the breeding season of the
fish (Alam and Pathak, 2010). The results demonstrated in figure
(1) about variation of GSI values during study months are
compatible with those reported by other authors (Ortega-Salas and
Bustamente, 2006; Sasi, 2008; Alam and Pathak, 2010; Al-Noor,
2010).
Variation in the fecundity among fishes of the same and different
species is very common (Nikolsky, 1963). This could be governed by
various factors such as size, age and condition of the fish (Ortega-
Salas and Bustamente, 2006). It also depends upon the availability
of space and food for fish in addition to many other physical and
Salah M. Najim et al. 90
chemical characteristics of the aquatic environment (Nikolsky,
1969). This agrees with results of the present study about absolute
and relative fecundity (Table 1) and their relationship with gonad
weight (Table 2). Al-Shami (2008) and Al-Noor (2010) obtained
relatively higher values of fecundity for the crucian carp C. auratus
from Garmat Ali River and Al-Hammar marsh, northern Basrah,
respectively. Also, Ortega-Salas and Bustamente (2006) recorded
lower fecundities during the course of their study on the initial
sexual maturity and fecundity of the goldfish Carassius auratus
under semicontrolled conditions This could reflect the different
reproductive strategies between fishes of the same as well as
different species under natural and culture environments.
Investigations have shown that fecundity increased as fish length,
weight, age and gonad weight increased (Ortega-Salas and
Bustamente, 2006; Al- Shami, 2008; Sasi, 2008; Alam and Pathak,
2010; Al-Noor, 2010). Fecundity is affected by age, size, species,
feeding of fish, season and environmental conditions. It is also
different between stocks of the same species and does not remain
constant from year to year (Nikolsky, 1969; Bone and Moore,
2008).
One of the most important parameters used to determinate the
reproductive potential of fish is the variation of egg diameter in fish
ovaries. Egg diameter may be related to the amount of food that
females can metabolize (Nikolsky, 1963). Fish egg size may be
governed by multiple genetic, physiological and nutritional factors.
The larger egg size could result in better survival of larvae and fries,
which are the most critical stages in fish life history, and this
eventually, may be reflects on the success of the complete
reproductive process (Blaxter, 1988; Smart, 2001; Bone and Moore,
2008; Lo et al., 2009). The figures presented in table (3) about egg
diameters that obtained in the current study agree and compare
positively with those recorded in other cyprinids and fish species
(Al-Shami, 2008; Sasi, 2008; Al-Noor, 2010). The larger egg sizes
that encountered in the current study may be related to the superior
care and nutrition of fish in culture ponds in comparison with fish
that live in natural environments. This could reflect favorably on
many reproductive parameters including egg size (Kestemont et al.,
1991; Halver and hardy, 2002; Kinsey et al., 2007; Serezli et al.,
2010).
91 Some reproductive characters of the fantail goldfish
Statistical relationships of fish reproductive parameters are so
important for understanding the general and seasonal trends of
these parameters. It also could explain many phenomena that
would be otherwise hardly understood which may be crucial for
assessment and management of fish populations in nature and
captivity (Cochrane, 2009). Fish length and weight are normally
related to the various reproductive parameters like fecundity, GSI
and egg size. Workers suggest many formulae to describe these
relationships, namely logarithmic, exponential, and linear among
others (Nikolsky, 1969, Bagenal, 1978, Sasi, 2008). The results of
the present study, as shown in table 2, about the statistical
relationships between the different measured parameters coincides
well with several previous works on goldfish and other cyprinid
species under culture and natural conditions (Ortega-Salas and
Bustamente, 2006; Al- Shami, 2008; Sasi, 2008; Alam and Pathak,
2010; Al-Noor, 2010).
In conclusion, results indicate clearly that larger fish (~ 200 mm.
SL) are better spawners in term of fecundity and fish size. Culturists
have to give ultimate care to their fish broodstocks especially the
nutritional aspects to insure the better conditions for growth and
development. They also have to decrease physiological and
environmental stress as well as avoiding health problems to provide
safe and supportive medium for reproduction. Larger spawners give
better results in productivity of fish population due to their heavier
gonads that produce more eggs per fish (Ortega-Salas and
Bustamente, 2006). The higher rate of larval survival could
participate substantially in the success of reproduction process (Lo
et al., 2009). Therefore, it is recommended to use larger females of
this variety (i.e. fantail) in breeding activities rather than smaller
ones with the continuous monitoring of fish maturity especially
during peak months of February and March.
References
Alam, M. and Pathak, J.K. (2010). Assessment of fecundity and
gonadosomatic index of commercially important fish Labeo
rohita from Ramganga river. Int. J. Pharma. Biosci. 1(3):1-6.
Ali, A.H. (2008). Determination of some morphological criteria of
crussian carp Carassius auratus gobelio communities and
Salah M. Najim et al. 92
goldfish Carassius auratus auratus in three water bodies in
Basrah province. Basrah J. Agric. Sci. 21 (1):107-122.
Al-Noor, S.S. (2010). Population status of gold fish Carassius
auratus in restored east Hammar Marsh, southern Iraq.
JKAU Mar. Sci. 21(1): 65-83.
Al-Shami, I.J. (2008) Fecundity of Carassius auratus (Linnaeus,
1758) and histological description for its ripe ovaries in
Garmat Ali River. Basrah J. Agric. Sci. 21(2): 156-166.
Bagenal, T. (1978). Methods for Assessment of Fish Production in
Freshwaters. Blackwell Scientific Publications, IBP.
Handbook No: 3, London: 75-102.
Balon E.K. (2004). About the oldest domestics among fishes. J. Fish
Biol. 65 (Supplement A): 1–27.
Blaxter, J.H.S. (1988). Pattern and Variety in Development. In:
W.S. Hoar and D.J. Randall (Eds.) Fish Physiology. Vol. XI.
The Physiology of Developing Fish. Part A. Eggs and Larvae.
Academic Press Inc. London, U.K. Pp. 1-58.
Bone, Q. and Moore, R.H. (2008). Biology of Fishes (3rd Ed.) Taylor
& Francis Group Pub., Milton Park, Abingdon, U.K. 478 p.
Chandra, G.; Bhattacharjee, I.; Chatterjee, S.N. and Ghosh,
A.(2008). Mosquito control by larvivorous fish. Indian J.
Med. Res.127: 13-27.
Chapman, F.A. (2000). Ornamental fish culture freshwater. In:
Stickney, R.R. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Aquaculture. John
Wiley and Sons Inc., New York, p. 1063.
Cochrane, K.L. (2009). Current Paradigms and Forms of Advice. In:
Tore Jakobsen, Michael J. Fogarty, Bernard A. Megrey and
Erlend Moksness (Eds.) Fish Reproductive Biology
:Implications for assessment and management. Blackwell
Publishing Ltd. Oxford, U.K. Pp. 335-354.
Fossa, S.A. (2004). Man made fish: Domesticated fishes and their
place in aquatic trade and hobby. Ornamental Fish Internat.
J. 44: 1-16.
Gillet, C., Breton, B. and Billard, R. (1978). Seasonal effects of
exposure to temperature and photoperiod regimes on gonad
growth and plasmagonadotropin in goldfish (Carussius
aurutus). Ann. Biol. Anim. Bioch. Biophys., 18: 1045-1049.
Gupta, S. and Banerjee, S. (2009). Food preference of Goldfish
(Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)) and its potential in
mosquito control. Electronic J. Ichthyol. 2: 47 – 58.
93 Some reproductive characters of the fantail goldfish
Halver, J.E. and Hardy, R.W. (2002). Fish nutrition. Academic
Press Inc. London, U.K. 824 p.
Kestemont, P., Melard, C., Poncin, P., De Backer, L., Micha, J.C.
and Philippart, J.C. (1991). Controlled breeding and
intensive larval rearing of freshwater cyprinids at a pilot
scale of production. In: N. De Pauw and J. Joyce (Edr.),
Aquaculture and the Environment. European Aquaculture
Society, Special Publication 14, Bredene, Belgium, 214 pp.
Lagler, K.F. (1966). Freshwater Fishery Biology. W.M.C. Brown
Company, Iowa, 421 pp.
Lawson, E.O. and Alake, S.A. (2011). Salinity adaptability and
tolerance of hatchery reared comet goldfish Carassius
auratus (Linnaeus 1758). Int. J. Zool. Res. 7(1): 68-76.
Lo, N.C.H.; Smith, P.E. and Takahashi, M. (2009). Egg, Larval and
Juvenile Surveys. In: Tore Jakobsen, Michael J. Fogarty,
Bernard A. Megrey and Erlend Moksness (Eds.) Fish
Reproductive Biology: Implications for assessment and
management. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Oxford, U.K. Pp.
207-229.
Lyman-Gingerich, J. and Pelegri, F. (2007). Maternal factors in fish
oogenesis and embryonic Development. In: Patrick J. Babin,
Joan Cerdà and Esther Lubzens (Eds.) The Fish Oocyte From
Basic Studies to Biotechnological Applications. Springer
Pub., Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Pp. 141-174.
Manikandavelu, D.; Raveneswaran, K. and T. Sivakumar (2009).
Breeding of Koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) and gold fish
(Carassius auratus) using Synchromate B.(GnRh regulator).
Tamilnadu J. Veter. Animal Sci. 5 (6) 225-227.
Nikolsky, G.V. (1963). The ecology of fishes. Academic Press,
London, England. 352 pp.
Nikolsky, G.V. (1969). Theory of Fish Population Dynamics. Otto
Science Publishers, Koenigstein, 317 pp.
Ortega-Salas, A.A. and Bustamente, H.R. (2006). Initial sexual
maturity and fecundity of the goldfish Carassius auratus
(Perciformes: Cyprynidae) under semicontrolled conditions.
Int. J. Trop. Biol., 54 (4): 1113-1116.
Saoud, H.A. (2006). Study of feeding habits of the crucian carp
Carassius auratus L. in marshes of southern Iraq. Basrah J.
Agric. Sci. 19 (1): 141-155.
Sasi, H. (2008). The Length and Weight Relations of Some
Reproduction Characteristics of Prussian carp, Carassius
94 دﻠﺟﻣﻟا ﻲﺋﺎﻣﻟا عارزﺗﺳﻸﻟ ﺔﯾﻗارﻌﻟا ﺔﻠﺟﻣﻟا)9 ( ددﻌﻟا)1(2012:83
-
94
gibelio (Bloch, 1782) in the South Aegean Region (Aydın-
Turkey). Turkish J. Fish. Aquatic Sci. 8: 87-92.
Serezli, R. ; Guzel, S. and Kocabas, M. (2010). Fecundity and egg
size of three salmonis species ( Onchorhynchus mykiss ,
Salmo Labrax , Salvelinus fontinalis) cultured at the same
farm condition in North-Eastern Turkey. J. animal Veterin.
Adv. 9(3): 576-580.
Smartt, J. (2001). Goldfish varieties and genetics. Fishing News
Books. A division of Blackwell Science Ltd. Oxford. U.K.
ﻞﯾﺬﻟا ﻲﺣوﺮﻣ ﻲﺒھﺬﻟا ﻚﻤﺴﻟا ثﺎﻧﻹ ﺔﯾﺮﺛﺎﻜﺘﻟا ﺺﺋﺎﺼﺨﻟا ﺾﻌﺑ
Carassius auratus auratusةﺮﺼﺒﻟا ﻲﻓ رﺎﺜﻛﻹا كﺮﺑ ﻦﻣ
بﻮﻨﺟقاﺮﻌﻟا
ﻢﺳﺎﺟ ﻢﺳﺎﻗ تاﺮﻓ و ﺮﻔﻈﻤﻟا ﻲﻠﻋ ﺪﺒﻋ ءﺎﺟر و ﻢﺠﻧ يﺪﮭﻣ حﻼﺻ
قاﺮﻌﻟا ،ةﺮﺼﺒﻟا ،ةﺮﺼﺒﻟا ﺔﻌﻣﺎﺟ ،ﺔﻋارﺰﻟا ﺔﯿﻠﻛ ،ﺔﯾﺮﺤﺒﻟا ةوﺮﺜﻟاو كﺎﻤﺳﻷا ﻢﺴﻗ
ﺔﺻﻼﺨﻟا
ﻲــﺣورﻣ ﻲﺑﻫذــﻟا كﻣﺳــﻟا ثﺎــﻧﻹ ﺔــﯾرﺛﺎﻛﺗﻟا صﺋﺎﺻــﺧﻟا ضــﻌﺑ دــﯾدﺣﺗﻟ ﺔــﺳاردﻟا تــﯾرﺟأ
لﯾذـﻟاCarassius auratus auratus ) ﻲـﺳﺎﯾﻗ لوـطﺑ69
-
224 نزوو مـﻠﻣ
ﻲــﻠﻛ21.1
-
255.35 (ةرﺻــﺑﻟا ﻲــﻓ رﺎــﺛﻛﻹا كرــﺑ ضــﻌﺑ نــﻣ . ﻲــﺳﺎﯾﻘﻟا لوــطﻟا ددــﺣ
)مــﻠﻣ ( كﺎﻣــﺳﻸﻟ ﻲــﻠﻛﻟا نزوــﻟاو)مــﻏ ( لــﺳﺎﻧﻣﻟا نزوو)مــﻏ (وﺻــﺧﻟاو ﺔــﻘﻠطﻣﻟا ﺔ)ﺔﺿــﯾﺑ (
ﺔﯾﺑﺳــﻧﻟاو)ﺔﺿــﯾﺑ/مــﻏ (ﺔﯾﻠﺳــﻧﻣﻟا ﺔــﻟادﻟاوGSIضﯾــﺑﻟا رﺎــطﻗأو )نورــﻛﯾﻣ ( ةرــﺗﻔﻟا لﻼــﺧ
لوﻷا نﯾرﺷﺗ نﯾﺑ)رﺑوﺗﻛأ (2010 نﺎﺳﯾﻧ و)لرﺑأ (2011 ﻲﻓ77ﻰﺛﻧأ.
نﯾرﺷــﺗ نــﻣ ﺎﯾﺟﯾردــﺗ تــﻌﻔﺗرا دــﻗ ﺔــﺳوردﻣﻟا ﺔــﯾرﺛﺎﻛﺗﻟا صﺋﺎﺻــﺧﻟا نإ ﺞﺋﺎــﺗﻧﻟا ترــﻬظأ
ﻲﻧﺎــﺛﻟا)رﺑوــﺗﻛأ (مﯾــﻗ تــﻐﻠﺑو راذآ لﻼــﺧ ةورذــﻟا)سرﺎــﻣ (كــﻟذ دــﻌﺑ تﺿــﻔﺧﻧا مــﺛ . دــﻗو
نﯾــــﺑ ﺔــــﻘﻠطﻣﻟا ﺔﺑوﺻــــﺧﻟا تــــﺣوارﺗ2877
-
357246 نﯾــــﺑ ﺔﯾﻠﺳــــﻧﻣﻟا ﺔــــﻟادﻟاو ﺔﺿــــﯾﺑ
7.28
-
19.11 نﯾـــﺑ ﺔﺿـــﯾﺑﻟا رـــطﻗو298
-
1006نورـــﻛﯾﻣ . تﺎـــﻗﻼﻋ تﺑﺳـــﺣ ﺎـــﻣﻛ
ﺔـــﺳوردﻣﻟا ﺔـــﯾرﺛﺎﻛﺗﻟاو ﺔـــﯾرﻬظﻣﻟا تﺎﻔﺻـــﻟا فـــﻠﺗﺧﻣ نﯾـــﺑ ﺔﯾﺋﺎﺻـــﺣﻹا ﻲـــطﺧﻟا رادـــﺣﻧﻻا
ا ﻩذــــﻫ نوــــﻛﺗﻟ دودرــــﻣﻟا يذ ﺔــــﻧﯾزﻟا كﺎﻣــــﺳأ نــــﻣ عوــــﻧﻟا اذــــﻫ ﻲــــﺑرﻣ لوﺎــــﻧﺗﻣ ﻲــــﻓ ﺞﺋﺎــــﺗﻧﻟ
يدﺎﺻﺗﻗﻻا.

Supplementary resource (1)

... The results showed one spawning peak on reproductive strategy of represented species, which is preceding other species of fish to enables the small fish of L. vorax feeding on larvae and other small fish species in assemblage. Variations in fecundity among the same and different species are common phenomenon and differ from year to other Najim et al. (2012). Many factors could be influenced fecundity; length, weight, age, food abundance, environmental factors and fish status (Lambert et al., 2003;Kamler, 2005). ...
... The results shown that there is one peak in the reproductive strategy of L. vorax in Huwaiza marsh, which has been lying-in early before other species (Hashim et al., 1984;Kahkesh et al., 2010;Mortezavizadeh et al., 2010;Najim et al., 2012;Al-Noor and Abdullah, 2015;Mohamed et al., 2017), that inhabits in the same habitat to enable the new generation of small fish for represented species to feeding on larvae and other small fish species (Hussain and Ali, 2006;Hussain et al., 2009;Mohamed et al., 2015) The results revealed high fecundity of investigated species, therefore few number of mature female capable of maintenance existences the species. ...
Article
Full-text available
A total of 114 (76 female and 38 male) specimens of Shelig Leuciscus vorax were monthly collected from Al-Huwaiza marsh southern Iraq from November 2016 to October 2017. The samples were caught utilizing gill net and electrofishing. The highest values of gonadosomatic index (GSI) were found in February (18.35 and 5.33 for female and male respectively). Only mature individuals of L. vorax female were used to estimate absolute-relative fecundity and measure eggs diameters of very ripe gonads. Absolute fecundity ranged from 77612 eggs at 56 cm in total length (1672 g) body weight to 378391 eggs 79.5 cm in total length and (5001 g) boy weight. Highly significant differences relationships were observed among to total length, body weight and reproductive parameters. The relative condition factor differs from 0.85±0.11 in October to 1.37±0.09 in June. The results showed one spawning peak on reproductive strategy of represented species, which is preceding other species of fish to enables the small fish of L. vorax feeding on larvae and other small fish species in assemblage.
... The results showed one spawning peak on reproductive strategy of represented species, which is preceding other species of fish to enables the small fish of L. vorax feeding on larvae and other small fish species in assemblage. Variations in fecundity among the same and different species are common phenomenon and differ from year to other Najim et al. (2012). Many factors could be influenced fecundity; length, weight, age, food abundance, environmental factors and fish status (Lambert et al., 2003;Kamler, 2005). ...
... The results shown that there is one peak in the reproductive strategy of L. vorax in Huwaiza marsh, which has been lying-in early before other species (Hashim et al., 1984;Kahkesh et al., 2010;Mortezavizadeh et al., 2010;Najim et al., 2012;Al-Noor and Abdullah, 2015;Mohamed et al., 2017), that inhabits in the same habitat to enable the new generation of small fish for represented species to feeding on larvae and other small fish species (Hussain and Ali, 2006;Hussain et al., 2009;Mohamed et al., 2015) The results revealed high fecundity of investigated species, therefore few number of mature female capable of maintenance existences the species. ...
Article
Full-text available
Abstract A total of 114 (76 female and 38 male) specimens of Shelig Leuciscus vorax were monthly collected from Al-Huwaiza marsh southern Iraq from November 2016 to October 2017. The samples were caught utilizing gill net and electrofishing. The highest values of gonadosomatic index (GSI) were found in February (18.35 and 5.33 for female and male respectively). Only mature individuals of L. vorax female were used to estimate absolute-relative fecundity and measure eggs diameters of very ripe gonads. Absolute fecundity ranged from 77612 eggs at 56 cm in total length (1672 g) body weight to 378391 eggs 79.5 cm in total length and (5001 g) boy weight. Highly significant differences relationships were observed among to total length, body weight and reproductive parameters. The relative condition factor differs from 0.85±0.11 in October to 1.37±0.09 in June. The results showed one spawning peak on reproductive strategy of represented species, which is preceding other species of fish to enables the small fish of L. vorax feeding on larvae and other small fish species in assemblage
... The results showed one spawning peak on reproductive strategy of represented species, which is preceding other species of fish to enables the small fish of L. vorax feeding on larvae and other small fish species in assemblage. Figure 2 The relationship between absolute fecundity and total length, body weight, ovary weight, ovary length, ova diameter and body weight and total length of Variations in fecundity among the same and different species are common phenomenon and differ from year to other Najim et al. (2012). Many factors could be influenced fecundity; length, weight, age, food abundance, environmental factors and fish status ( Lambert et al., 2003;Kamler, 2005). ...
... The results shown that there is one peak in the reproductive strategy of L. vorax in Huwaiza marsh, which has been lying-in early before other species ( Hashim et al., 1984;Kahkesh et al., 2010;Mortezavizadeh et al., 2010;Najim et al., 2012;Al-Noor and Abdullah, 2015;Mohamed et al., 2017), that inhabits in the same habitat to enable the new generation of small fish for represented species to feeding on larvae and other small fish species ( Hussain and Ali, 2006;Hussain et al., 2009;Mohamed et al., 2015) The results revealed high fecundity of investigated species, therefore few number of mature female capable of maintenance existences the species. ...
Article
Full-text available
The activity of growth hormone GH and Thyroid Stimulating hormone TSH in the serum of cultured and wild common carp Cyprinus carpio were determined by ELISA technique. Wild common carp were obtained from Saleh river North Basrah and the cultured carp obtained from two farms, the first was the earth ponds of Marine Science Center (MSC) and the second was Seid Kamel (SK) farm in Qarmat Ali. Results showed that the highest values of GH obtained in fish of SK farm (0.78 ± 0.13) ng/ml followed by wild fishes (0.37 ± 0.03) ng /ml and in fish of MSC farm (0.25 ± 0.04) ng/ml. While the TSH showed the highest values in MSC farm (0.36 ± 0.06) uIU/ml followed by SK farm (0.19 ± 0.03) uIU/ml and then in the wild fishes (0.06 ± 0.02) uIU/ml. The study showed a clear effect of culture condition and food type on GH and TSH activities, the good management and nutrition in SK farm reflect a high activity of GH which responsible for somatic growth activities, and a medium activity of TSH which incorporated with physiological adaptations to stress which came from captive and high density condition. While the poor diet quality and bad management in MSC farm elevated TSH activity to highest levels.
... The Figure (3) showed that the fecundity was increased with increasing length, weight and gonad weight which was concured with other studies (Nikolsky, 1963;Ahmed et al., 1984;Al-Hazzaa, 2005;Najim et al., 2012). The variation in fecundity among the fish of the same species was a common phenomenon and fluctuates from years to another (Nikoliky, 1963). ...
... A high and moderate level of correlations were found between morphometric and reproductive parameters which were influenced by total length, weight, condition factor, food availability, environment, biomass and spawning method (Nikolsky, 1963). The present investigation revealed a compatible trend of statistical relation between the length and weight of fish with previous reports on the C. luteus and other species from the same family (Ahmed et al., 1984;Al Hazzaa, 2005;Al Mukhtar et al., 2006;Najim et al., 2012). Egg size play an important role for enabling fish larva to pass the critical period during their feeding on the yolk sac. ...
Article
Full-text available
The present study was conducted from December 2013 to November 2014 to investigate the reproductive features of Himri Carasobarbus luteus in the Northern reaches of Shatt Al-Arab river in Southern Iraq. The samples were collected using seine, gill, cast nets as well as electrofishing. A total of 351 specimens from himri were caught but only mature individuals were chosen to estimate the absolute and relative fecundity and egg diameters. The results of the present research revealed that the highest GSI values were recorded in male and female (4.63 and 11.99) during the April month. Absolute fecundity was increased with length, weight and gonads weight, and it was ranged as 2098 eggs for 131 mm total length and 35 g weight to 14147 eggs for 209 mm total length and 131 g weight. Relationship between length, weight and reproductive parameters were highly significant. A highest relative condition factor of females (1.24) was calculated in March 2014.
... International Journal of Marine Science, 2017, Vol.7, No.47, 447-454 http://ijms.biopublisher.ca 452 Variations in fecundity among the same and different species are common phenomenon and differ from year to other Najim et al. (2012). Many factors could be influenced fecundity; length, weight, age, food abundance, environmental factors and fish status ( Lambert et al., 2003;Kamler, 2005). ...
... The results shown that there is one peak in the reproductive strategy of L. vorax in Huwaiza marsh, which has been lying-in early before other species (Hashim et al., 1984;Kahkesh et al., 2010;Mortezavizadeh et al., 2010;Najim et al., 2012;Al-Noor and Abdullah, 2015;Mohamed et al., 2017), that inhabits in the same habitat to enable the new generation of small fish for represented species to feeding on larvae and other small fish species (Hussain and Ali, 2006;Hussain et al., 2009;Mohamed et al., 2015) The results revealed high fecundity of investigated species, therefore few number of mature female capable of maintenance existences the species. ...
Article
Full-text available
Some aspects of reproductive biology of Gattan Barbus xanthopterus females were studied from 15-30 March, 2009. These fishes were coughed from Huweiza Marsh, Southern Iraq and from Therthar Reservoir, Western Iraq, and used for artificial breeding in Marine Science Center Hatchery. Total lengths ranged between 550-806 mm, total weights ranged between 3100-7250 g, and their age ranged from 3-6 years. It had been found that all examined ovaries were in ripe stage that means females cached from Huweiza Marsh were ready for artificial breeding and possess suitable (3.6411.03) gonado somatic index (GSI), while females collected from Therthar Reservoir had low GSI (1.15-1.33). Average of eggs diameters was 1.56 mm for fish of 550 mm total length and 3400 g, while it was 2.09 mm for fish of 802 mm total length and 7005 g. However, generally there was positive relationship between total lengths and eggs diameters with no significant correlation (r = o.47, P<0.01). Absolute fecundity for Gattan was ranged between 1494191-518650 eggs, and relative fecundity was between 85.8-286.2 egg/g, while there was low positive relation between absolute fecundity and total fish weight with no significant correlation (r= 0.33, P<0.01).
... 1758), called goldfish, has been produced through artificial selection (Komiyama et al. 2009). The first ornamental goldfish was imported into Japan between 1506 and 1521, Europe in 1611 and America in 1876 (Balon 2004;Jassim et al. 2012). The first successful reproduction of goldfish in Europe probably occurred before 1780 in the Netherlands (Billardon de Sauvigny 1780). ...
Article
Full-text available
Modern ornamental fishkeeping is one of the most popular hobbies in the world, with various known positive and also negative aspects including the introduction of non-native species. Despite this fact, the history of the first imports of freshwater tropical fish species for ornamental purposes has never been deeply studied and is usually simplified. Here, we present the first comprehensive review of reported imports in the period of the early history of this sector of aquaculture, ending with the end of the First World War. Moreover, the total number of kept species has been updated, with a forecast for the future. We present the sum-marised information in a wide context of both historical and current connections and viewpoints, highlighting the crucial role of German importers at this time. In this regard, the term 'German aquarium phenomenon' is proposed.
... Wootton et al. (1978) : AOAC, 1990 . (Najim et al., 2012) . . . . (Sharma et al., 2011) . . ...
Research
Full-text available
The present study is performed to investigate the seasonal variations in chemical composition of goldfish Carassius auratus auratus females in relation to the reproductive cycle. Seventy one females of fantail goldfish were examined between October 2011 and April 2012 to determine the stages of sexual maturity and gonadosomatic index. Samples of somatic and reproductive tissues were analyzed to determine the variations in its chemical composition. The results indicated that goldfish in Basrahinitiate spawning season is in Feberuary until April while reaching its peak during April. The various chemical components of body showed obvious variations during the different maturity stages. The most evident variations were in body lipids, which reach maximum percentage (12.643±1.83%) at resting stage and minimum (6.552±1.22%) at mature stage. Gonad lipids reached maximum at spawning stage (13.833±0.56%) and minimum at resting stage (7.609±1.01%). The other components showed relatively smaller variations. The results are discussed and recommendations offered in light of information cited in the literature.
... : (Najim et al., 2012) . Izquierdo et al., 2001 andChong et al., 2004 ( . ...
Article
The present study is performed to investigate the seasonal variations in chemical composition of goldfish Carassius auratus auratus females in relation to the reproductive cycle. Seventy one females of fantail goldfish were examined between October 2011 and April 2012 to determine the stages of sexual maturity and gonadosomatic index. Samples of somatic and reproductive tissues were analyzed to determine the variations in its chemical composition. The results indicated that goldfish in Basrahinitiate spawning season is in Feberuary until April while reaching its peak during April. The various chemical components of body showed obvious variations during the different maturity stages. The most evident variations were in body lipids, which reach maximum percentage (12.643±1.83%) at resting stage and minimum (6.552±1.22%) at mature stage. Gonad lipids reached maximum at spawning stage (13.833±0.56%) and minimum at resting stage (7.609±1.01%). The other components showed relatively smaller variations. The results are discussed and recommendations offered in light of information cited in the literature.
Article
Full-text available
Some biological characteristics of shabbot, Arabibarbus grypus (Heckel, 1843) in the Al-Diwaniya River, middle of Iraq were studied from October 2016 to September 2017. Water temperature ranged from 10.2oC in March to 32.8oC in August. A total of 853 fish were caught by seine, gill and cast nets and electro-fishing. A. grypus constituted about 6.27% of the total fish catch. The length-weight relationship was W=0.021*L2.7548 revealing an allometric growth. The mean relative condition factor was 0.91. Five age groups wore recorded and their mean total lengths were 20.2, 32.0, 39.0, 43.9 and 48.4 cm, respectively. The growth model of the species was Lt= 58 [1-e -0.39 (t-0.313)]. The growth performance index (Φ) of A. grypus was computed as 3.11. The study declares that the species is a omnivore, feeding mainly on aquatic plants, insects, algae and detritus. The overall sex ratio (female: male) was 1.47:1. The highest values of gonado- somatic index (GSI) were 4.20 for female and 1.78 for males in April. The fecundity of the species ranged from 75600 to 124200 eggs.
Article
Full-text available
A total of 206 freshwater fish was collected from three chosen stations in inland water of Basrah, including 96 specimens from Shatt Al-Arab River near Qarmat Ali, 62 specimens from Shatt Al_Arab River near Abu Al-Khaseeb city and 48 specimens from Marine science centre ponds that its fishes captured from southern part of Basrah canal. Merestic and some morphological characterestics necessary for identification were done. It was found all the specimens belong to Prussian carp Carassius auratus gibelio depending on acquiring 27-31 scales in the lateral line, 38-54 gill rackers, fin rays consist of five groups. Therefore these results gave us confusion about occurrence of the crussian carp Carassius carassius in Basrah inland waters. Five specimens of Gold fish Carassius auratus auratus from department of Fisheries and marine resources laboratory was distinguished from other close species by gold color and had 23-25 scales in the lateral line.
Article
Full-text available
The present study showed that Carassius auratus have a moderately long life span, with average of 6-7 years. The population was detected in the Hammar marsh throughout the year. The monthly catch was dominated by age group 3 and 4 years, which accounted for 60% of the catch. The seasonal pattern of the relative condition factor indicates that maximum value coincided with pre-spawning period. The growth rates of C. auratus in East Hammar differ from those expressed in other regions of its distribution. This may be related to either variations in the ecological conditions or to the applied method used in age estimation. Fully mature specimens (maturity stage 6 and 7) were defined as those that were ready to reproduce. They reached maturity in the second year of life .The monthly percentage of individuals in different maturity stages and direct observation of gonads of C. auratus population in Hammar Marsh revealed that spawning of this species took place in March to September suggesting that different individuals do not mature at the same time and that there is an extended spawning season. Moreover the presences of all maturity stages of C. auratus in the investigated area indicates that Hammar Marsh is the spawning ground of this species and that there is no evidence of spawning migration. Fecundity varied from a mean of 227,800 eggs per female at 110 mm in total length to a mean of 545916 eggs per female at 309mm. It was correlated significantly with age, fish length, body weight and gonad weight.
Article
Full-text available
In this study, fecundity and egg size of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Black Sea trout (Salmo labrax) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) were examined. Two and six years old female fish reared in commercial fish farm were used and the female size, total and relative fecundity and egg size (mm) were determined for the broodstock fish of three tested species. The average weights of broodfish of rainbow trout, Black Sea trout and brook trout 1.357.27±406, 532±673.7 and 310.40±85.0 g, respectively. The total fecundity (number of eggs fish-1) was 2.809±791, 1.401±1374 and 723±320, the relative fecundity (number of eggs kg-1 fish) was 2.180±676,3.558±1307 and 2.571±1530 and the egg size (mm); 4.95±0.2, 4.51±0.67 and 4.49±0.21 were determined for rainbow trout, Black Sea trout and brook trout, respectively. A significant linear relationship was found total fecundity and the post-stripped fish weight of Black Sea trout (r = 0.96), but this relationship was low for the rainbow trout (r = 0.28) and brook trout (r = 0.17). A negative relationship was observed between the relative fecundity and brood size in rainbow trout (r = 0.57), Black Sea trout (r = 0.58) and brook trout (r = 0.54). A significant linear relationship was observed in rainbow trout (r = 0.63), Black Sea trout (r = 0.86) and brook trout (r = 0.41) (p<0.01).
Article
Full-text available
Ornamental fishes are the most popular pets in present day world. Among these ornamental fishes, gold fish (Carrasius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)) is the most admired ornamental fish through out the world and also in India. Most of the fish farmers associated with ornamental fish trade in India are engaged in captive culture of gold fishes. Supply of suitable food during culture period is the most vital factor to achieve good growth and survival of gold fish, but proper knowledge regarding the most prefer- able food of gold fish is lacking. On the other hand, age-specific food preference in some fishes has been reported earlier. So, in the present study gold fish was selected to determine its food preference and experiment was also conducted to discern any age-specific food preference of gold fish. Previous works have considered gold fish as consumer of mosquito larvae but its potential as mosquito biocontrol agent has not been studied so far. So, the potential of gold fish as mosquito biocontrol agent was also studied. From the experiment, it has been observed that gold fish has significantly higher preference for live food than artificial food, more preferably for chironomid larvae. Gold fish has significantly higher mosquito larvae consumption rate than same aged guppy and Aplocheilus sp. under same hydrological parameter was also observed. So, from this study it can be concluded that supply of live food more preferably the chironomid larvae could be beneficial to get good growth and survival of gold fish in captive culture. As from this study it has also been observed that gold fish has significantly higher mosquito larvae consumption rate than popular larvivorous fishes, so in near future gold fish can not only be used as ornamental fish but also as an efficient mosquito biocontrol agent.
Chapter
Pre-recruit stages of fish, i.e. eggs, larvae, and juveniles, may be surveyed to determine distribution and abundance and, for well-known species, survival and dispersal may also be estimated. This chapter examines literatures on distribution and abundance surveys. The survey design for most ichthyoplankton surveys is fixed line and station, like California Cooperative Oceanic and Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) surveys off the California coast where either the station or the line has been used as the sampling unit. A variation of the line and station design is a randomized spacing of lines used for combined acoustic and egg production surveys for South African anchovy Engraulis capensis, and sardine Sardinops ocellatus. Remote sensing is useful in delimiting the habitat or describing the scale and pattern of fisheries resources. The growing emphasis on ecosystem analysis in the management of marine fisheries can be substantially aided by ichthyoplankton and juvenile fish surveys.
Chapter
This chapter focuses on the role of fisheries management in attempting to ensure sustainable and productive use of the resource. It first considers the conventional, single-species models and management approaches and the extent to which they take reproductive biology into account. The chapter then considers some of the emerging issues that may need greater attention. In doing so, attention is focused on the biological and ecological goal of maintaining productivity of the resources. There are only a limited number of management tools available through which the impact of a fishery on a stock or resource can be controlled. These include gear restrictions, closed seasons, closed areas including marine protected areas (MPAs), input controls, and output controls. Climate change is a further factor impacting reproductive dynamics and stock abundance, adding to the impacts of fisheries and other human-induced changes in habitat and water quality.
Article
In this study, the reproduction biology of 172 Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782)) was studied from June 1999 to June 2000 monthly in Topçam Dam Lake. The sex and age composition of Prussian carp were determined. Individuals were composed of 1.16% males and 98.84% females. In this study, fully mature specimens were defined as those which were ready to reproduce at the third age. The spawning of Prussian carp took place between March and August, and suggesting that it is a multiple spawner. The mean fecundity of Prussian carp varies from 37,823 (August) - 85,159 (March) for female monthly. The average egg diameter was between 0.533 (January) - 1.099 (June) mm in months. © Central Fisheries Research Institute (CFRI) Trabzon, Turkey and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Article
Present investigation deals with the assessment of Fecundity and Gonadosomatic index of Labeo rohita collected from Ramganga river of western Uttar Pradesh during June 2005 to May 2008. The mean value of fecundity was estimated as 66823.70 ± 4312.39 eggs with a mean total length of 183.06 ± 5.60 mm and mean total body weight of 315.64 ± 16.59 grams. The relationship of fecundity with other parameters such as Total length (TL), Total weight (TW), Ovary length (OL) and Ovary weight (OW) were found to be linear and the values of correlation coefficient ® was 0.97, 0.97, 0.99 and 0.95 respectively. The average relative fecundity was calculated as 202.78 ± 3.75 Highest value of GSI was recorded in the month of August indicating spawning period of Labeo rohita.