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Seasonal culture of Pseudapocryptes elongates (Cuvier, 1816) in West Godavari and Krishna Districts of Andhra Pradesh

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Title Seasonal culture of Pseudapocryptes elongates (Cuvier, 1816) in West Godavari and Krishna Districts of Andhra Pradesh
 
Creator Megarajan, Sekhar
Ranjan, Ritesh
Xavier, Biji
Edward, Loveson
Shiva, Ponnaganti
Imelda, Joseph
Ghosh, Shubhadeep
 
Subject Aquaculture
 
Description The gobi, Pseudapocryptes elongates (Ramuluin telugu) is an air-breathing fish belonging to thefamily Gobiidae. A bottom dwelling fish, it is mostlyobserved in canals and creeks of estuaries. BesidesIndia, it is found in countries like Bangladesh,Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,Singapore, Taiwan, China, Thailand and Vietnam.In India, it is mostly distributed along east coast.Life history of the fish is different from other fishesin the family Gobiidae. After it completes itsplanktonic stage in the coastal waters the larvaeenter the intertidal zone, where it metamorphosesinto juveniles which enters creeks and mangroveareas. Here, they grow for 8-9 months and becomeadults. After sexual maturation, the adult fish goesback into the sea for breeding.
 
Publisher ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier https://eprints.cmfri.org.in/11415/1/MFIS-2.pdf
Megarajan, Sekhar and Ranjan, Ritesh and Xavier, Biji and Edward, Loveson and Shiva, Ponnaganti and Imelda, Joseph and Ghosh, Shubhadeep (2016) Seasonal culture of Pseudapocryptes elongates (Cuvier, 1816) in West Godavari and Krishna Districts of Andhra Pradesh. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (228). pp. 11-12. ISSN 0254-380 X