Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science1816-49271996-0751Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/jfas.2009.57.62Sphyraena jello in the North-West of Persian Gulf]]>HosseiniS.A. JamiliS. ValinassabT. VosoghiG. FatemiS.M.R. 1200941This study, being conducted in 2006-2007, attempts to
investigate its biological habit and characteristics in Iran`s water of
the Persian Gulf. For the sampling purpose, three major landings namely
Bushehr, Deylam and Genaveh were selected to obtain samples from commercial
catches. The sampling is composed of 655 males and 515 females during
a twelve month period. By studying the feeding through the counting method,
it is revealed that, Liza subviridis characterized by 42.8% and
Sepia pharaonis by 8.4% made the highest and lowest stomach content,
respectively. The findings showed that male fish in smaller size will
mature sooner than females specimen but this sex ratio or proportion was
not significantly different except during October and September. Such
a difference between male and female in different months could be originated
from longer residing of female group in spawning ground compared to male
group. The earlier spawning lasted during September-October and there
was a peak of spawning in feeding in August. The lowest fat proportion
for both male and female genders was reported 0.10 and 0.11, respectively
in October; but the highest level of condition factor was reported to
be 0.59 and 0.63 during November and June.]]>Aburto-Oropeza, O. and E.F. Balart,200122283305Arias, J.,19971997Blaber, S.J.M.,20001st Edn.,Au, K.C., 197913619647De-Sylva, D.P. and F. Williams,1997Sphyraenidae.]]>1997Froese, R. and D. Pauly,20052005Hood, R.R., H.V. Wang, J.E. Purcell, E.D. Houde and J.L.W. Harding,199910432893290Porter, H.T. and P.J. Motta,2004Lepisosteus platyrhincus), redfin needlefish (Strongylura notata) and great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda).]]>1459891000Ramachandran, D., M. Mohan and T.V. Sankar,2006Sphyraena jello) of different weight groups.]]>4014181426Skolow, G.S.,19981st Edn.,Smith, J.L.B.,19691969Walters, V.,1966212215216Wainwright, P.C. and B.A. Richard,19954497113Barletta-Bergan, A., M. Barletta and U. Saint-Paul,200254193206Dorenbosch, M., M.C. van Riel, I. Nagelkerken and G. van der Velde,2004603748Nahhas, F.M., O. Sey and G. Nakahara,200643147157Halpern, B.S., 20042729398Salini, J.P., S.J. Blaber and D.T. Brewer,199445397411