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Observation on the Morphology and Morphometry of the Glass fish, Chanda Ranga (Hamilton)

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Post-Graduate Dept. of Zoology, M.S. College, Motihari, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, East-Champaran, 845401, Bihar, INDIA
  • 2Post-Graduate Dept. of Zoology, M.S. College, Motihari, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, East-Champaran, 845401, Bihar, INDIA

Res. J. Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sci., Volume 3, Issue (7), Pages 1-4, September,24 (2015)

Abstract

Chanda ranga (Ham.) is a small size bony fish commonly called Glass fish. It may be considered as an aquarium fish. 772 specimens of this fish having 3.87 – 5.11 cm male and 3.48 – 4.87 cm female were collected over a period of one year. Body of fish is semi-transparent, spotted with black dots. Mouth is upwardly directed with all small teeth, body covered with minute scales and lateral line straight and complete. The dorsal and ventral profiles in male (3.832 ± 0.074 and 3.828 ± 0.072 respectively) are always greater than that of female indicating that body is deeper in males. All body parameters grow in an isometric fashion. In male dorsal profile shows maximum growth rate (b = 0.98335), whereas it is the ventral profile (b = 79560) in the female. However, in both sexes eye diameter shows the minimum rate. Correlation co-efficient (r) indicates that all the dependable variables are correlate/highly correlated with independent variable.

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