Trophic level of fishes occurring along the Indian coast

Vivekanandan, E and Gomathy, S and Thirumilu, P and Meiyappan, M M and Balakumar, S K (2009) Trophic level of fishes occurring along the Indian coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 51 (1). pp. 44-51.

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Abstract

Data on the trophic level (TrL) of 707 species of exploited finfishes, crustaceans and cephalopods along the Indian coast were collected from different sources. The TrL ranges from 2.0 to 4.7 and the mean TrL is 3.5. The mean TrL of pelagic finfishes is 3.68, and the TrL decreased towards demersal habitat (3.44). A strong positive correlation exists between maximum body length of finfishes and TrL. The mean TrL of exploitation was 3.25. The complexities of assigning TrL values are discussed.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Trophic level; fisheries; body size; habitat; Indian seas
Subjects: Fish and Fisheries
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: 10 Aug 2010 04:57
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:15
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/2205

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