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Observations on the lizard fish fishery and some aspects of biology of Saurida tumbil (Bloch) off Mumbai

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Title Observations on the lizard fish fishery and some
aspects of biology of Saurida tumbil (Bloch) off
Mumbai
 
Creator Raje, S G
Deshmukh, V D
Das, Thakur
 
Subject Lizard Fishes
 
Description The average annual landing of lizard fishes by the commercial trawlers at
New Ferry Wharf during 1991 to 1995 was 1,591 tonnes (54.19 kg/unit)
contributing to 2.28% of total marine fish landing at Mumbai. The landing
was maximum in March-May and September-October periods with Saurida
tumbil as the dominant species, which occurred in all the months. In S. tumbil
empty stomachs occurred in high percentage (56.91 %). This fish is a piscivore,
feeding mainly on teleosts (IP 52.54), followed by molluscs (IP 39.64) and
crustaceans (IP 1.05). The male to female ratio was 1:1.02. The size at first
maturity was 288 mm and it spawns from August to December with peak during
October-November. Fecundity ranged between 33,305 and 79,202 in the length
range of 276 mm to 334 mm. The relationship between length and weight is
significantly different in the sexes.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 2004
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/154/1/IJF_51_no.2_%2C2004_-_11.pdf
Raje, S G and Deshmukh, V D and Das, Thakur (2004) Observations on the lizard fish fishery and some aspects of biology of Saurida tumbil (Bloch) off Mumbai. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 51 (2). pp. 199-207.