Ornamental fish resources of Lakshadweep

Murty, V Sriramachandra (2001) Ornamental fish resources of Lakshadweep. Geological Survey of India Special Publication (56). pp. 103-111.

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Abstract

In the lagoons of Lakshadweep islands, omamental fishes of the families Labridae, Pomacentridae, Serranidae, Acanthuridae, Chaetodontidae, Callyodontidae, Mullidae, Balistidae, Holocentridae, Canthigasteridae, Pomacanthidae and Zanclidae, represented by a total of 191 species are important. Preliminary estimates show that Kalpeni has the largest population size, followed by Amini, Kadamat, Chetlat, Kavaratti, Agatti, Kiltan and Bitra; population per hectare was found to be highest in Amini, followed by Chetlat, Kalpeni, Kiltan, Kadamat, Kavaratti, Bitra and Agatti. Certain measures for sustainable exploitation of omamental fishes are indicated

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ornamental fish resources; Lakshadweep
Subjects:	Aquaculture > Ornamental Fishes
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	10 Jun 2011 03:42
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:50
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/8574

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