Sains Malaysiana 42(11)(2013): 1571–1580

Biometric Relationships of the Pool Barb Puntius sophore(Hamilton 1822) (Cyprinidae)

from Three Major Rivers of Bangladesh

(Hubungan Biometrik Pool Barb Puntius sophore (Hamilton 1822)  (Cyprinidae) daripada Tiga Sungai Utama di Bangladesh)

MD. YEAMIN HOSSAIN¹*, MD. MOSADDEQUR RAHMAN², ELGORBAN M. ABDALLAH³
& JUN OHTOMI¹

¹Laboratory of Fisheries Biology, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University
4-20-50 Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan

²Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Rajshahi
Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh

³Center of Excellence of Biotechnology Research, King Saud University
Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

Received: 8 February 2012/Accepted: 29 April 2013

ABSTRACT

The present study describes population structure (length-frequency distribution-LFD) and biometric relationships including length-weight relationship (LWR), length-length relationship (LLR), Fulton’s condition factor (K), relative weight (Wr) and form factor (a3.0) of Puntius sophore wild populations from three major rivers of different geographical locations of Bangladesh. A total of 784 specimens were caught by traditional fishing gear from March 2010 to February 2011. For each individual, the total length (TL), fork length (FL) and standard length (SL) were measured by digital slide calipers. Individual body weight (BW) was also taken by a digital balance. The results showed significant differences in TL-frequency distributions among populations (p<0.05), with larger mean TL size (6.92 ± 1.21 cm) was recorded from the Rupsha River. The coefficient b of the LWR was close to the isometric value (b≈3.000) in these rivers of Bangladesh, although it suggested negative allometric growth in the Padma River (b≈2.900). The results also indicated that the LWRs were highly correlated (r2>0.921). Fulton’s condition factor (K) showed significant variations (p<0.001) among the populations, with best performance by the Padma River, followed by the Jamuna and Rupsha River; whereas, relative weight (Wr) was close to 100 for all the populations, indicating the balance habitat with food availability relative to the presence of predators. The estimated values of a3.0 were as 0.0158, 0.0142 and 0.0152 for P. sophore in the Jamuna, Padma and Rupsha River. These results will be useful for fishery biologists and conservationists to suggest adequate regulations for sustainable fishery management and conservation its numerous stocks in the region.

Keywords: Biometric; condition factor; length-weight relationships; Puntius sophore

ABSTRAK

Kajian ini menerangkan struktur populasi (pengagihan kekerapan-panjang-LFD) dan hubungan biometrik termasuk hubungan panjang berat (LWR), hubungan panjang-panjang (LLR), faktor keadaan Fulton (K), berat relatif (Wr) dan faktor pembentukan (a3.0) populasi liar Puntius sophore daripada tiga sungai utama dengan keadaan geografi berbeza di Bangladesh. Sebanyak 784 spesimen telah ditangkap menggunakan penangkap ikan tradisional dari bulan Mac 2010 hingga Februari 2011. Untuk setiap individu, panjang total ikan (TL), panjang cabang (FL) dan panjang piawai (SL) telah diukur menggunakan angkup slaid digital. Berat badan (BW) individu telah diukur dengan menggunakan penimbang digital. Hasil kajian menunjukkan perbezaan yang bererti (p<0.05) dalam kepelbagaian TL-kekerapan antara populasi, dengan purata saiz TL (6.92 ± 1.21 cm) direkodkan dari Sungai Rupsha. Pekali b daripada LWR adalah hampir kepada nilai isometrik (b≈3.000) di sungai-sungai Bangladesh, walaupun ianya mencadangkan pertumbuhan negatif ‘allometric’ di Sungai Padma (b≈2.900). Hasil kajian juga menunjukkan bahawa LWR berbeza mempunyai korelasi yang amat tinggi (r2>0.921). Faktor keadaan Fulton’s (K) menunjukkan variasi yang bererti (p<0.001) antara populasi, dengan prestasi terbaik ditunjukkan oleh Sungai Padma, diikuti oleh Sungai Jamuna dan Sungai Rupsha; manakala, berat relatif (Wr) didapati menghampiri 100 untuk semua populasi, menunjukkan kesetaraan habitat dengan kebolehdapatan makanan berbanding dengan kehadiran pemangsa. Nilai jangkaan a3.0 didapati adalah 0.0158, 0.0142 dan 0.0152 untuk P. sophore di Sungai Jamuna, Padma dan Rupsha. Hasil kajian ini amat berguna bagi ahli biologi ikan dan ahli pemuliharaan untuk mencadangkan peraturan-peraturan yang sesuai bagi tujuan pengurusan perikanan mapan dan pemuliharaan stok yang pelbagai di rantau ini.

Kata kunci: Biometrik; faktor keadaan; hubungan panjang berat; Puntius sophore

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