Red-toothed triggerfish emerges as the popular live bait for handline based yellowfin tuna fishery in Lakshadweep

Abdul Azeez, P and Koya, Mohammed and Sreenath, K R and Rohit, Prathibha (2017) Red-toothed triggerfish emerges as the popular live bait for handline based yellowfin tuna fishery in Lakshadweep. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (234). pp. 27-28. ISSN 0254-380 X

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Abstract

Live-bait is an integral part of pole and line tuna fisheries of Lakshadweep waters. Nearly 14 species belonging to families Dussumieriidae, Apogonidae, Caesiodidae, Pomacentridae, Emmelichthyidae and Atherinidae are collection island to island and seasonal variations in species dominance. Spratelloides spp., Apogon spp., Archamia spp, Ceasio spp., Pteroceasio spp., C caeruleus, L. tapainosoma and Spratelloides delicatulus are the most dominant live-bait species across atolls.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Red-toothed triggerfish; popular live bait; handline; yellowfin tuna fishery; Lakshadweep
Subjects: Demersal Fishes > Tunas
Divisions: CMFRI-Mangalore
CMFRI-Veraval
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 27 Oct 2018 08:37
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2018 08:37
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/13064

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