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Reproduction and Feeding of the Indian Oil Sardine Sardinella longiceps Val. from Mahout along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman

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The reproductive biology and feeding habits of the Indian oil sardine Sardinella longiceps Val. studied from the coast of Mahout, Oman for a period of 2 years from September 2007 to September 2009 are described. The presence of mature and spent gonads from July to September and in January to February during 2007–2008 and June to September and January in 2008–2009 indicated two peaks of spawning periods in the population of S. longiceps; however, the periodicity differed slightly between the years. Higher monthly gonadosomatic indices (GSI) and relative condition factor (Kn) corroborated with the spawning season. Males and females matured (50%) at an average length of 187 and 191 mm, respectively. The annual sex ratios (male to female) were 1:1.56 during 2007–2008 and 1:1.66 during 2008–2009. Fecundity of individual fish ranged from 35,568 eggs to 96,259 eggs with an average of 71,835 eggs. The fish fed primarily on diatoms, while dinoflagellates, copepods and fish eggs were of minor importance.

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The authors are highly thankful to H. E. Dr. Hamed Al-Oufi, the Undersecretary of Fisheries Wealth, and Dr. Saoud Al-Habsi, the Director General of Fisheries Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Government of Sultanate of Oman, for their interest and encouragement during the study. Their thanks are also due to the Agriculture and Fisheries Development Fund (AFDF), Government of Sultanate of Oman, for financial support and to the colleagues in the Marine Science and Fisheries Centre for the technical help.

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Zaki, S., Jayabalan, N., Al-Marzouqi, A., Al-Kiyumi, F., Al-Anboori, I. (2021). Reproduction and Feeding of the Indian Oil Sardine Sardinella longiceps Val. from Mahout along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman. In: Jawad, L.A. (eds) The Arabian Seas: Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Conservation Measures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51506-5_20

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