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Length-Weight Relationship of Heterobranchus bidorsalis (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809) Diploid and Triploid Progenies Raised Under the Same Environmental Condition
O.T. Agbebi, S.O. Olufeagba, G.N.O. Ezeri, S.O. Otubusin and I.T. Omoniyi

Abstract: Twenty specimens of triploid with weight and length ranging from 207-300 g and 29-32 cm, diploid 150-200 g and 23-28 cm Heterobranchus bidorsalis were subjected to morphometric and meristic characterization, length-weight relationship and condition factor evaluation. Triploid specimens were higher in all the parameters. All morphometric characters were significantly different at p<0.005. In the regression analysis of diploid and triploid, the ranges of condition factor (K) were 0.802-1.453 and 0.838-0.906, respectively while the relative condition factor values (Kn) ranged between 0.869-1.087 and 0.968-1.038, respectively. Weight increases directly as the total length increases for both diploid and triploid indicating isometric growth. The R2 in triploid was higher 96.8% than 42.4% in diploids. In diploid, the length has significant effect on weight at p<0.05 while p<0.01 in triploid.

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O.T. Agbebi, S.O. Olufeagba, G.N.O. Ezeri, S.O. Otubusin and I.T. Omoniyi, 2009. Length-Weight Relationship of Heterobranchus bidorsalis (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809) Diploid and Triploid Progenies Raised Under the Same Environmental Condition. Journal of Fisheries International, 4: 79-82.

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