Bumper catch of sea bass, Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) by gill netters in Mumbai waters

Das, Thakur and Sundaram, Sujit and Kamble, S K and Rane, U H (2009) Bumper catch of sea bass, Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) by gill netters in Mumbai waters. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 200. pp. 18-19.

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Abstract

Lates calcarifer is commonly called as giant sea bass, sea perch or giant brackish water perch and in Maharastra, locally known as ‘Khajura’ (Waghmare and Sawant, 1994). Sea bass is considered as a valuable seafood delicacy with good demand in market. They are found in coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons usually at a depth of 40 m and mainly feed on fishes and crustaceans.

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