Length-weight relationship and condition factor of wild, grow-out and 'loose-shell affected' giant tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1798) (Decapoda: Penaeidae)

• Main Authors: Gopalakrishnan, Ayyaru Navaneetha, Rajkumar, Mani, Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Sun, Jun, Antony, P.J., Venmathi Maran, Balu Alagar, Trillès, Jean Paul
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2014
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58285/2/58285_Length-weight%20relationship%20and%20condition%20factor%20of%20wild_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58285/9/58285_Length%E2%80%93weight%20relationship%20and%20condition.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58285/10/58285_Length%E2%80%93weight%20relationship%20and%20condition_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58285/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jai.12269/full

Length-weight relationships and condition factors of wild, cultured, and cultured loose-shell affected Penaeus monodon (2,609 specimens total) were studied from March to August 2007. The regression equation for healthy cultured shrimps was log W = -1.811 + 2.721 log L (r2 = 0.71); log W = -1.444 + 2.485 log L (r2 = 0.91) for wild shrimps; and log W = -1.112 + 2.237 log L (r2 = 0.92) for loose-shell affected shrimps. All shrimps showed negative allometric growth, although ancova indicated significant differences (P < 0.05) among them. This study presents the first known reference dealing with LWRs and condition factors of cultured, wild and loose-shell affected P. monodon