Morphology and weight-length relationship of tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) at Tasik River, South Labuhanbatu Regency, Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Tinfoil barb is one of the fish caught in the Tasik river. The purpose of this study was to determine the morphology and weight-length relationship of tinfoil barb. This research was conducted in July-August 2020 in the Tasik river using a net with a mesh size of 1.25 inches. The number of fish caught was 96 fish with a total weight (TW) of 2-47 g and a total length (TL) of 60-125 mm. Meristic characteristics of tinfoil barb consecutively are as follows: 31-33 Linnea Literalis (LL), 24-26 Body Circular Scales (BCS), 12-14 Dorsal Front Scales (DFS), 12-14 Tail Scales (TS) a total of 12 pieces, the dorsal fin formula (DF) is DI. 8-9, the ventral fin formula (VF) is V8-10, the pectoral fin formula (PF) is P12-14, the anal fin formula (AF) is AI. 5-6 and the caudal fin formula is (CF) C14. The results of the length-weight relationship indicate that the growth pattern of fish is negative allometric (b =3.221) where the weight gain is faster than the length gain.