Table 1. Summary of length-weight relationship parameters of Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Shala, Ethiopia

Sex N Regression equations a b R2
Male 165 TW = 0.0103TL3.19 0.0103 3.19 0.97
Female 178 TW = 0.0105TL3.19 0.0105 3.19 0.98
Combined 343 TW = 0.0104TL3.19 0.0104 3.19 0.98
‘a’ = intercept of the regression line, ‘b’ = slope, R2 = regression coefficient.
TW, total weight; TL, total length.