Length Weight relationship and Condition Factor of Chanda nama (Hamilton, 1822) and Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822) from Brahmaputra River, Assam

Abstract

Chanda nama and Gudusia chapra both were economically and commercially important to the locals for consumption. Studying Length- Weight relationship and Condition factor of Chanda nama and Gudusia chapra serve a crucial role in maintaining the economically valuable product to the society and thus conserving it for aquaculture management. The study was performed by collecting it from the one landing site ie; Uzan Bazaar from Guwahati city, situated by the side of the river Brahmaputra, Assam. The study revealed that positive isometric growth was observed in the month of January and isometric growth observed in the month of November and February for the species Chanda nama with good condition factor. For the species Gudusia chapra isometric growth with good condition factor was observed in the month of November. Further, the present study is still lacking and required more sample for analysing the data in which future research needs to reflect.