S.No Family Species Physical parameters Length (cm) Weight (g) 1 Clupeidae Dussumieria acuta 16.37 ± 2.47 68.33 ± 27.54 Ilisha melanostoma 12.27 ± 0.42 46.67 ± 02.89 Pellona ditchela 12.98 ± 1.36 56.67 ± 11.55 Sardinella longiceps 12.03 ± 1.27 35.00 ± 5.00 Sardinella fimbriata 13.90 ± 0.40 18.84 ± 0.14 2 Carangidae Selaroides leptolepis 11.50 ± 01.82 50.00 ± 5.00 3 Chirocentridae Chirocentrus dorab 165.33 ± 31.07 37.53 ± 01.12 4 Engraulidae Stolephorus commersonii 12.30 ± 0.36 33.33 ± 05.77 Stolephorous devisi 5.60 ± 01.54 14.67 ± 02.52 5 Labridae Thalassoma fuscum 15.47 ± 1.50 93.33 ± 32.15 6 Leiognathidae Leiognathus dussumieri 8.40 ± 0.62 38.33 ± 10.41 Gazza achlamys 12.85 ± 0.07 56.50 ± 04.95 7 Lethrinidae Lethrinus lensus 18.78 ± 0.93 18.33 ± 13.66 8 Lutjanidae Lutjanus quinquelineatus 15.53 ± 0.58 96.67 ± 05.77 Lutjanus lutjanus 16.40 ± 0.70 90.00 ± 17.32 Lutjanus decussatus 19.20 ± 0.66 120.00 ± 10.00 9 Nemipteridae Nemipterus bleekeri 17.60 ± 0.46 59.61 ± 0.63 Nemipterus japonicus 19.20 ± 0.17 151.67 ± 22.57 Scolopsis bimaculatus 20.03 ± 3.67 120.00 ± 50.00 10 Scombridae Rastrelliger kanagurtar 20.80 ± 02.93 120.00 ± 36.06 11 Serranidae Epinephelus areolatus 21.70 ± 0.71 225.00 ± 07.07 12 Sphyraenidae Sphyraena obtusata 17.60 ± 0.66 33.33 ± 10.41 13 Synodontidae Saurida tumbil 20.55 ± 0.92 72.50 ± 03.55 1Values are shown as mean ± standard error of triplicates.

Table 1: Physical characteristics of the fishes caught in Tuticorin coast1.