Length-weight relationship of Fresh water Cyprinid fishes of the Genus Salmostoma and Chela in India: A Review

Abstract

Length-weight relationship of cyprinid fishes of the genus Salmostoma and Chela are reviewed based on published data. Fishes are the natural source of protein and provide certain other useful products as well as economic substance to many countries.   It is known that the knowledge on fish biology especially on morphology and length-weight relationship of fishes is importance in increasing the technology for evolving judicious fisheries management. A general ‘allometric’ and ‘isometric’ growth pattern was observed in these  two fish species.