Stock Evaluation of the Euryhaline Cichlid, Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790), from Significant Brackish and Freshwater Regions of India

Table 3

Descriptive statistics and estimated length-weight relationship parameters of three different stocks of E. suratensis from east and west coast of India.

Stock	n	Length (cm)		Weight (g) (gm.)		a	95% CL of a	b	95% CL of b	R		Logarithmic equation Log  = log a + blog L
		min	max	min	max
CH	140	8.7	21.3	9.5	259	0.779	0.800–0.756	3.822	3.708–3.936	0.987	0.974	Log  = log0.779 + 3.822 log L
WB	160	14.8	24	88	292	0.349	0.406–0.283	2.575	2.367–2.594	0.963	0.928	Log  = log0.349 + 2.575 log L
GJ	140	12	25.6	52.3	392	0.428	0.495–0.349	2.602	2.439–2.766	0.945	0.894	Log  = log0.428 + 2.602 log L
value						0.000	0.000	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.000

CH: Chilika-Odisha, WB: West Bengal, and GJ: Gujarat.