The Yield and Growth of Major Fish Species in a Large Chinese Reservoir

Abstract

Growth rates and parameters of six major fish species - Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Aristichthys nobilis, Xenocypris argentea, Cyprinus carpio, Erythroculter mongolicus and E. ilishaeformis in the Xin'anjiang Reservoir, China are given. Average total yield for 1983-1986 was 90.2 kg·ha•l, of which the planktivorous, stocked species H. molitrix and A. nobilis comprised 87%.