STUDI MORFOMETRIK UDANG BINTIK COKLAT JANTAN DAN BETINA (Metapenaeopsis barbata) YANG TERTANGKAP PADA MALAM HARI DI PERAIRAN SAMBOJA KUALA KABUPATEN KUTAI KARTANEGARA

Abstract

The Samboja Kuala region is one of the abundant resources, and fishermen in Samboja Kuala usually catch shrimp in the day and night using trawls. This research was conducted for 5 weeks, from November 2019 to December 2019 and located in Samboja Kuala Sub-District. Data analysis for morphometric characters of male and female Whiskered Velvet Shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata) used statistical descriptive analysis. Character growth in male and female Whiskered Velvet Shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata) there are 3 indications, namely growth toward right, left, and center. Morphometric characteristics in male and female Whiskered Velvet Shrimp(Metapenaeopsis barbata) showing pointing to the left (Mean greater than Mode) are found in the characters RST, PK, PRD, PRT, PRE, PRL, PRN, TLS, PKB, PPB, PDB, PTB, PEB, PLB, PNB, and PTK. On the right-hand graph (Mean smaller than Mode) found in the PRP and PE characteristics).