Age and Growth of the Marine Catfish Tachysurus dussumieri (Val.) along the Dakshina Kannada Coast

Vasudevappa, C and James, P S B R (1988) Age and Growth of the Marine Catfish Tachysurus dussumieri (Val.) along the Dakshina Kannada Coast. The First Indian Fisheries Forum. Proceedings. pp. 225-228.

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Abstract

Age and growth of the marine catfish, Tachysurus dussumieri along the Dakshina Kannada coast of Karnataka during March 1975 - May 1976 were studied using Petersen's and Bhattacharya's methods. The fish attains 230. 350, 471 , 557, 613.6 and 662 mm respectively at the end of first to sixth year. Observations on vertebrae revealed formation of growth checks with in a short period and gradual decrease in growth rate with age.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Age and Growth; Marine Catfish; Tachysurus dussumieri; Dakshina Kannada Coast
Subjects:	Demersal Fisheries > Catfish Fish and Fisheries > Fish biology > Age and growth
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:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	23 Feb 2011 06:04
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:44
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/7466

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