Simon, K.D., Mazlan, A.G., Cob, Z.C., Samat, A., and Arshad, A. (2008) Age determination of archer fishes (Toxotes jaculatrix and toxotes chatareus) inhabiting Malaysian estuaries. Journal of Biological Sciences, 8 (6). pp. 1096-1099.

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Abstract

In this study the most common bony structure (scales) and method was investigated for age determination of archer fishes. A total of 85 specimens of archer fishes (Toxotes chatareus and Toxotes jaculatrix) from the estuaries of South Johore, Malaysia were examined for age. Scale length is linearly proportion (r = 0.816) to standard length (SL). Relationship between scale length (L) and scale weight (W) can be expressed by the formula W = 0.0155L2.917. Daily growth rings and annulus of scales count up demonstrated that the ages of the samples for both species were mostly 1-2 years and a handful samples of T. jaculatrix were above 2 years.

Item ID:	84587
Item Type:	Article (Other)
ISSN:	1727-3048
Copyright Information:	© 2008 Asian Network for Scientific Information.
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