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Maturation of Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye) in Goa estuaries

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Title Maturation of Metapenaeus moyebi (Kishinouye) in Goa estuaries
 
Creator Nair, S.R.S.
Achuthankutty, C.T.
Parulekar, A.H.
 
Subject sexual maturity
spawning
seasonal variations
estuaries
Metapenaeus moyebi
 
Description An assessment of the stake net fishery in the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries of Goa revealed that Metapenaeus moyebi, a penaeid prawn hitherto rarely recorded in Indian waters, formed a good percentage of the estuarine prawn fishery of Goa. At one study point it formed as much as 30.77% of the stake net fishery. Also, 35.1% of the males caught were with fully developed spermatophores. Interestingly, females in maturity stages 3 and 4 were caught from one estuary. Our data shows that this species is not only of importance in the estuarine prawn fishery of Goa, but also suggests the possibility of this species attaining sexual maturity and spawning within this estuarine habitat
 
Date 2009-05-06T09:30:34Z
2009-05-06T09:30:34Z
1993
 
Type Conference Article
 
Identifier Proceedings of the National Seminar on Aquaculture Development in India - Problems and Prospects, 27-29 November, 1990, Ed. by: Natarajan, P.; Jayaprakas, V. 115-118p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2740
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1993]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram