Author(s):

Sauliheen Qadri, Tasaduq H Shah, MH Balkhi, Bilal A Bhat, FA Bhat, Iram Farooq, Syed Alia and Asifa Wali

Abstract: Schizothorax curvifrons, an indigenous cyprinid fish of Kashmir, forms an important coldwater fishery resource of the valley. The present study was aimed to determine some growth parameters of S. curvifons inhabiting river Jhelum in Kashmir. Growth was obtained at monthly intervals and the regression of L_t+1 on L_t was used for the estimation of Asymptotic length (L_∞) and growth coefficient (K). The estimated values of L_∞ and K by Modal Progression Analysis were found to be 493 mm and 0.091 month^-1 respectively. The value of t_o was estimated by von Bertalanffy Growth Function at 0.007529 years.

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