Observations on the food and feeding habits of Parastromateus niger (Bloch) of the Saurashtra coast

Sivaprakasam, T E (1963) Observations on the food and feeding habits of Parastromateus niger (Bloch) of the Saurashtra coast. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 10 A (1). pp. 140-147.

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    Abstract

    The pomfrets belonging to the family Stromateidae form a major fishery along the Saurashtra coast. Of these the Brown Pomfret, Parastromateus niger (Bloch) occurring during September- November and April-May, and the Silver Pomfret, Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen) occurring during December-March, are the most important. A third species, Pampus chmensis (Euphrasen) occurs only occasionally. Being esteemed tablefish of great demand, they are intensively fished along this coast. Gokhale (1960) giving the catch statistics of pomfrets in Saurashtra, has stressed the importance of studies on the biology of these fish for the rational exploitation of the stock.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: food and feeding; Parastromateus niger
    Subjects: Fish and Fisheries > Fish biology
    Food and Feeding
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    Depositing User: Dr. V Mohan
    Date Deposited: 06 Aug 2010 09:13
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:15
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/2080

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