Natural spawning of honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merra Bloch under captive conditions

Jagadis, I and Ignatius, Boby and Kandasamy, D and Khan, M Ajmal (2007) Natural spawning of honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merra Bloch under captive conditions. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 49 (1). pp. 65-69.

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    Abstract

    The paper details the observations made on the natural spawning of honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra) achieved at the Regional Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Mandapam Camp. The construction details of indoor maturation and spawning system developed for the captive maturation and natural spawning of small sized groupers are given. Sub-adults of this species were collected, maintained, developed into brood stock and transferred to indoor maturation tank for observations on natural spawning. The natural spawning occurred between August and October 2004 and corresponded to the lunar phase of each month. Number of eggs, percentage fertilization and hatching, the water quality parameters, feeding protocol adopted for sub-adults and brood stock are detailed. Disease occurrence and their control, importance of PUFA enriched feed are also discussed.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Natural spawning; captive condition; honeycomb grouper
    Subjects: Demersal Fishes > Groupers
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Depositing User: Dr. V Mohan
    Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2010 10:39
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:15
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/2116

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