Groupers

Ranjan, Ritesh and Xavier, Biji and Megarajan, Sekhar and Ghosh, Shubhadeep (2021) Groupers. In: Package of Aquaculture Practices. Department of Fisheries, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, pp. 177-188.

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Abstract

Groupers are important fish, particularly for live seafood markets in several Asian countries and highly prized for the quality of their flesh. Orange spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides inhabits a depth of at least 30 m, over mud and rubble in shallow reefs and lagoons; while the juvenile are found in the shallow waters of estuaries over sand, mud and gravel and among mangroves. It is eurythermal and euryhaline. It feeds mainly on fish followed by crustaceans and molluscs.

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: Aquaculture
Aquaculture > Mariculture
Demersal Fishes
Demersal Fishes > Groupers
Divisions: CMFRI-Visakhapatnam
CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division
Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division
CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division
Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division
Depositing User: Mr. Prashanth P K
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2021 06:44
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2021 07:27
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/15108

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