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Abstract
The fecundity was measured by Gravimetric method. Fecundity of P. sarana was found to range from 34443.83±1723.12 to 65485.14±3286.53 from 100 samples having a total length of 172.67±2.07 to 222.71±1.38 mm, body weight from 166.33±2.73 to 221.0±1.15g and gonad weight from 18.67±1.21 to 56.71±0.49 g. The relationship between body length and fecundity was found to be polynomial of second order of body weight and was expressed as: Y = 22137 - 303.8 X + 2.2431 X2. The regression equation established for fecundity on total body weight was Y = - 62461 +470.81 X. The above equation shows that the relationship between fecundity and total weight was curvilinear. Both the regression coefficient were highly significant (P <0.01) and the equation expressed more than 87% of variation in fecundity. A highly significant (P <0.01) linear relationship was found to exist between fecundity and gonadal weight.