Dietary CHO/L ratios
  0.13 0.40 0.76 1.25 1.88
CF2 1.83 ± 0.08b 2.07 ± 0.04ab 2.01 ± 0.08ab 1.98 ± 0.00ab 2.13 ± 0.06a
HSI3 2.96 ± 0.29b 3.82 ± 0.29b 3.95 ± 0.40b 3.78 ± 0.21b 6.33 ± 0.29a
IPF Ratio4 4.61 ± 0.12a 4.89 ± 0.14a 3.61 ± 0.29b 3.73 ± 0.30b 3.63 ± 0.02b
1Treatment means ( ±SEM) represent the average values of three tanks per treatment, and values within the same row with different letters are significantly (P < 0.05) different.
2CF: Body weight × 100 / (Body length)3.
3HSI: Liver weight × 100 / fish weight.
4IPF ratio: Intraperitoneal fat weight × 100 / fish weight.

Table 3: Body condition indices of early giant grouper Epinepheluslanceolatus juveniles fed diets contained different CHO/L ratios for 8 weeks1.