Table 6
Sexual maturity and length–weight relationships for B. altianalis from Lake Edward and Upper Victoria Nile

Parameters at L₅₀	Lake Edward		Upper River Nile
Parameters at L₅₀	Females	Males	Females	Males
Standard length (SL)
Class size	30–34.9	15–19.9	30–34.9	15–19.9
SL (cm)	31.9	18.0	33.1	19.1
W(g) = aSL^b	W = 0.014SL^3.116	W = 0.020SL^3.130	W = 0.013SL^3.153	W = 0.013SL^3.150
W(g)	627.4	127.2	716.8	141.4
r	0.923	0.908	0.940	0.931
r ²	0.978	0.972	0.991	0.984
Fork length (FL)
Class size	35–39.9	20–24.9	35–39.9	20–24.9
FL (cm)	35.4	21.1	36.9	22.9
W(g) = aFL^b	W = 0.01FL^3.129	W = 0.010FL^3.128	W = 0.008FL^3.164	W = 0.010^3.126
W(g)	702.8	135.8	726.4	178.7
r	0.925	0.915	0.939	0.930
r ²	0.976	0.979	0.910	0.984
Total length (TL)
Class size	40–45.9	20–24.9	40–44.9	20–24.9
TL (cm)	41.6	23.5	40.0	24.2
W(g) = aTL^b	W = 0.006TL^3.160	W = 0.006TL^3.149	W = 0.004TL^3.281	W = 0.004TL^3.251
W(g)	784.0	124.6	726.4	126.10
r	0.926	0.911	0.933	0.921
r ²	0.973	0.965	0.989	0.980