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Age and growth of the little Indian squid, Loliolus hardwickei (Gray, 1849) in the Arabian Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2019

Kurichithara Kunjumony Sajikumar Open the ORCID record for Kurichithara Kunjumony Sajikumar [Opens in a new window] ,
Geetha Sasikumar ,
Gishnu Mohan ,
Vasant Kripa ,
Puthenpurackal Simon Alloycious  and
Kolliyil Sunil Mohamed
Kurichithara Kunjumony Sajikumar*
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PO Box 1603, Kochi-682018, Kerala, India
Geetha Sasikumar
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PO Box 1603, Kochi-682018, Kerala, India
Gishnu Mohan
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PO Box 1603, Kochi-682018, Kerala, India
Vasant Kripa
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PO Box 1603, Kochi-682018, Kerala, India
Puthenpurackal Simon Alloycious
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PO Box 1603, Kochi-682018, Kerala, India
Kolliyil Sunil Mohamed
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PO Box 1603, Kochi-682018, Kerala, India
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Author for correspondence: Kurichithara Kunjumony Sajikumar, E-mail: kksajikumar@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

Age and growth of the little Indian squid Loliolus hardwickei (Gray, 1849) were studied using samples collected in the coastal waters of Arabian Sea. Statolith increment counts demonstrated that L. hardwickei has a fast growth rate (dorsal mantle length: 0.31–0.73 mm day−1 in females and 0.27–0.56 mm day−1 in males) and a short lifespan of less than 6 months. Females are the larger sex and their daily growth rates were higher than in males. The oldest male and female were 110 and 130 days old; the youngest mature female and male were 62 and 52 days old respectively. The oviducal fecundity ranged from 104–480 eggs, mean = 360 eggs (14–23 eggs g−1 body weight).

Keywords

Fecunditymaturitysquidsstatolithtropical Arabian Sea
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 99 , Issue 7 , November 2019 , pp. 1621 - 1625
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2019 

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