1.

Comparison of morphological stages of ovary in Channa gachua

Stage
1. Immature (Virgin)

Macroscopic appearance
Histological equivalent
Ovary is small, thin ribbon like Monolayer follicle phase
transparent, whitish gray, and primary

oocyte

in

development

eggs not visible; less blood with stage I present.

ascularisation
2. Immature

Ovary is pale yellow; granular in

appearance occupying half of the
abdominal body cavity.

3. Maturing

Ovary straight; ova visible

Oogonia, chromatin nucleolar

(Includes virgins and through the capsule; ova Orange

and

recovering spent

dominated the ovary; cortical

yellow in colour

fish)

perinuclear

oocytes

alveoli start to appear in few

oocytes

4. Mature

Ovary increases in size; forms Ovaries

dominated

by

late

lobes and is the largest organ in perinuclear oocytes and primary

the abdominal cavity; ova orange yolk vesicle; few
yellowish in colour.

secondary yolk vesicle oocytes

present.

5.Ripe-running

Ovary fully distended and fills the Ovary dominated by tertiary

abdominal cavity; oocyte orange oocytes; few pre vitellogenic
yellow

and

easily

shed

on stages begin to grow for the

application of slight pressure on subsequent season.

the ovary.
6. Spent

Ovary flaccid and often

haemorrhagic if spawning was

Post-ovulatory follicles and type

successful; few oocyes visible

I and II atretic oocytes.

giving the ovary a speckled

appearance.
Table 2. Annual Changes in Ovary (GSI and Ova diameter)

Month

Wt of the fish

Ovary wt

Ovary length

GSI

Ovary diameter

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

(g)
44 2.3
45 1.6
30 0.8
34 1.3
32 2.2
40 0.8
45 3.3
42 2.0
38 1.4
32 2.9
36 3.7
42 2.1

(g)
1.472 0.24
1.49 0.12
0.312 0.09
0.27 0.67
0.29 0.14
0.72 0.03
0.89 0.07
0.82 0.21
0.912 0.09
0.826 0.07
1.02 0.09
1.52 0.11

(mm)
32 1.6
28 1.4
22 1.7
17 1.0
19 0.8
22 1.2
24 0.9
23 1.1
26 1.3
28 1.7
30 1.3
34 1.6

(%)
3.22 0.32
3.31 0.24
1.04 0.16
0.79 0.11
0.9 0.03
1.87 0.23
1.97 0.13
2.01 0.09
2.42 0.13
2.58 0.21
2.83 0.08
3.61 0.16

(m)
1054 42
1002 53
543 61
621 23
654 44
789 39
843 12
879 33
912 13
963 44
978 26
1123 55

Fig 1. Annual Changes in the Gonado Somatic Index of C.gachua

Fig 2. Annual Changes in the Ovary diameter of C.gachua