Pufferfish fishery along the Kerala coast and biology of the smooth-backed puffer, Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel 1850)

Seetha, P K and Balachandran, Radhika and Zacharia, P U (2023) Pufferfish fishery along the Kerala coast and biology of the smooth-backed puffer, Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel 1850). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 65 (1). pp. 97-101. ISSN 2321-7898

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    Abstract

    The puffer fish fishery along the Kerala coast with some biological aspects of the dominant and less studied species, Lagocephalus inermis is described from Cochin, Kerala. The annual average puffer fish landing in Kerala during 2012-2016 ranged between 188 t in 2016 to 747 t in 2013, with an average annual landing of 400 t. Peak landing was observed during post-monsoon season. The length of L. inermis ranged from 85 to 415 mm with a mean size of 275 mm. Males dominated throughout the study period (1:0.84), with the sex ratio not significantly different from the expected value. The spawning activity was found to be higher during the pre�monsoon period. The present study found that these species are essentially carnivores preying on a wide variety of small pelagic fishes, crustaceans and molluscs. The significance of the emergence of puffer fishes in the coastal waters of Kerala is discussed in this paper

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Lagocephalus inermis; Kerala coast; reproductive biology; food and feeding
    Subjects: Fish and Fisheries > Fish biology
    Demersal Fishes
    Demersal 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: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 25 May 2023 08:51
    Last Modified: 25 May 2023 08:51
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/17035

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