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Allometric Relationships in the Shortneck Clam Paphia Malabarica (Chemnitz) Cultured in the Estuarine Areas of Ratnagiri, India

Swapnaja Ashish Mohite* and Ashish Suresh Mohite

College of Fisheries, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra India. Corresponding Author E-mail: sa_mohite@yahoo.co.in

ABSTRACT: The shell dimensions (length, height, width) and total weight as well as wet weight of Paphia malabarica as estimators of growth were evaluated in the clams cultured in two intertidal areas of Ratnagiri, India during the present study. The b values for all relationships were significantly different from zero. The results show a strong linearity between the total weight and wet weight to the shell length. The b values for the length-weight relationship were within the range for other bivalves. The dimensional relationship showed difference in the clam stocks present at Kalbadevi and Kajali estuaries at Ratnagiri (west coast), India.

KEYWORDS: Paphia malabarica; length - weight relationship; total weight; wet weight

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Mohite S.A,Mohite A.S . Allometric Relationships in the Shortneck Clam Paphia Malabarica (Chemnitz) Cultured in the Estuarine Areas of Ratnagiri, India.Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2010;7(1)
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Mohite S.A,Mohite A.S . Allometric Relationships in the Shortneck Clam Paphia Malabarica (Chemnitz) Cultured in the Estuarine Areas of Ratnagiri, India.Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2010;7(1). Available from: https://www.biotech-asia.org/?p=9070

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