A Length Weight Relationship for Pond raised Hybrid Catfish Fingerlings
A length weight relationship was developed for pond raised hybrid catfish fingerlings, Ictalurus punctatus x Ictalurus furcatus. A total of 4663 fish were sampled ranging from 20 to 240 mm total length. Predicted weight (g) from length (mm) is based on the equation: Y 0.000017311X2.868474309 (r2 0.996) where Y is the estimated individual fish weight and X is measured total length. The predicted values generated by this model differ from, but follow the same general trends seen with channel catfish, I. punctatus, fingerlings and can be used as a baseline for the development of a length weight table for hybrid catfish fingerling production.