Research Article, J Mar Biol Oceanogr Vol: 3 Issue: 3
Population Dynamics of Bigeye Scad, Selar crumenophthalmus in Bangaa Faru, Maldives
| Shaza Adeeb 1, Nik Fadzly1,2*, and Amir Shah Ruddin Md Sah 1 | |
| 1School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, USM, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 2Centre for Marine & Coastal Studies (CEMACS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia | |
| Corresponding author : Nik Fadzly School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, USM, Penang Malaysia Tel: +9603327302; E-mail: nfadzly@usm.my |
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| Received: May 06, 2014 Accepted: July 08, 2014 Published: July 15, 2014 | |
| Citation: Adeeb S, Fadzly N, Md Sah ASR (2014) Population Dynamics of Bigeye Scad, Selar crumenophthalmus in Bangaa Faru, Maldives. J Mar Biol Oceanogr 3:3. doi:10.4172/2324-8661.1000133 |
Abstract
Population Dynamics of Bigeye Scad, Selar crumenophthalmus in Bangaa Faru, Maldives
Selar crumenophthalmus (bigeye scad) locally known as mushimas, is a widely distributed fish in Maldives. For the biological study, random samples of Selar crumenophthalmus (bigeye scad) were collected from September 2012 to February 2013. The samples were caught from Bangaa faru, in Male’ atoll, Maldives. A total of 1648 samples were collected, with their fork length ranging from 7.7 cm to 24.5 cm (16.85 ± 2.82 cm) and body weight ranging between 8g to 255.6 g (87.76 ± 40.41g). FiSAT software was used in estimating the population parameters.
