I.T.  Omoniyi, S.O.  Otubusin, G.N.O.  Ezeri, S.O.  Olufeagba, O.T.  Agbebi, 
    Length-Weight Relationship of <I>Heterobranchus bidorsalis </I>(Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809) Diploid and Triploid Progenies Raised Under the Same Environmental Condition,
    Journal of Fisheries International,
    Volume 4,Issue 4,
    2009,
    Pages 79-82,
    ISSN 1817-3381,
    jfish.2009.79.82,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jfish.2009.79.82)
    Abstract: Twenty specimens of triploid with weight and length ranging from 207-300 g and 29-32 cm, diploid 150-200 g and 23-28 cm <I>Heterobranchus bidorsalis </I>were subjected to morphometric and meristic characterization, length-weight relationship and condition factor evaluation. Triploid specimens were higher in all the parameters. All morphometric characters were significantly different at p&lt;0.005. In the regression analysis of diploid and triploid, the ranges of condition factor (K) were 0.802-1.453 and 0.838-0.906, respectively while the relative condition factor values (Kn) ranged between 0.869-1.087 and 0.968-1.038, respectively. Weight increases directly as the total length increases for both diploid and triploid indicating isometric growth. The R<SUP>2</SUP> in triploid was higher 96.8% than 42.4% in diploids. In diploid, the length has significant effect on weight at p&lt;0.05 while p&lt;0.01 in triploid.
    Keywords: condition factor;meristic;morphometric;Triploid;characterization;Nigeria