Carapace width (Cm)
Mean body weight (g)
Mean gonad weight (g)
GSI
8.5 – 9.0
42.08 ± 2.05
No signs of gonad
-
9.1 – 9.5
48.1 ± 2.83
No signs of gonad
-
9.6 – 10.0
55.62 ± 3.09
0.36 ± 0.04
0.66 ± 0.08
10.1 – 10.5
62.5 ± 4.20
0.47 ± 0.07
0.76 ± 0.16
10.6 – 11.0
73.25 ± 8.13
1.19 ± 0.14
1.53 ± 0.27
11.1 – 11.5
88.7 ± 8.99
1.42 ± 0.20
1.61 ± 0.24
11.6 -12.0
112.7 ± 4.71
1.88 ± 0.15
1.68 ± 0.18
12.1 – 12.5
124.5 ± 4.80
2.14 ± 0.25
1.81 ± 0.09
12.6 – 13.0
130.11 ± 17.34
2.42 ± 0.29
1.86 ± 0.14
13.1 – 13.5
142.03 ± 22.96
2.40 ± 0.44
1.73 ± 0.41
13.6 – 14.0
156.5 ± 8.18
2.41 ± 0.14
1.53 ± 0.03
14.1 – 14.5
181.8 ± 25.65
2.66 ± 0.15
1.48 ± 0.13
14.6-15.0
220.5 ± 5.50
2.71 ± 0.17
1.23 ± 0.06
Table 1:
Mean body weight, mean gonad weight, gonadosomatic index (GSI) of the male crab (Values are expressed as Mean ± SD).