BSTRACT Present study aimed to study the morphometric characters and meristic counts of red snapper, Lutjanus argentimaculatus inhabiting the coastal areas of Karachi, Sindh. A total of 50 fish specimen (mean total length 14.5+2.8 cm and 60.8+3.6 g mean wet body weight) were collected from fish harbors of Karachi and their 22 morphometric characters, 16 meristic counts and 3 biometric characters were studied. The results showed that all morphometric data were not significantly different in all fishes. This study will help to recognizing the morphometric of different variants in relation to identification and also help the taxonomists and fisheries scientists to distinguish L. argentimaculatus from other species.
Naeemuddin Arain, Midhat Zehra, Abdul Rauf. (2015) MERISTIC AND MORPHOMETRIC STUDIES OF RED SNAPPER LUTJANUS ARGENTIMACULATUS (Forsskål, 1775) FROM THE COASTAL AREAS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN, , Volume 12, Issue 3.
