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Sillaginid fishes of Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar with an account on the maturation and spawning of Indian sand whiting, Sillago sihama (Forsskal)*

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Title Sillaginid fishes of Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar with an
account on the maturation and spawning of Indian sand
whiting, Sillago sihama (Forsskal)*
 
Creator Jayasankar, P
 
Subject Fish biology
 
Description In the Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar 6 specles of the famdy Slllagirudae occurred Sillago ISillagmopodys)
chondropus. Sillago (Sillago) siharna, SiNago (Silfago) mdica, Siiiugo (Parasiliago) vlncenti,
Sillago (Parasillago) argentlfascialu and Sillago (Parasillago) soringa A key to the ~ t i e ~ m f l ~ a l ~ o l ~
of these species is given and their morphometnc and menstlc characters ubuldted S ~chamat.h c most
dominant sillaginid specles in this reglon, was a prolonged breeder The spawrung season of ths spc~lcs
extended from July to February, wlth peak spawnmg actlvlty dunng July to November Lengths at flrs~
maturity of females and males were 179 and 159 mm respectively. Fecundity vaned from 6 956 LO 48 373
and showed high correlation with length, body welght and ovaxy welght of the fish Overall sex ratto
indicated predominance of females. Length-related sex ratlo showed significant dominance Gf males till
170 mm and that of females above this length.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1991
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/265/1/Article_05.pdf
Jayasankar, P (1991) Sillaginid fishes of Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar with an account on the maturation and spawning of Indian sand whiting, Sillago sihama (Forsskal)*. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 38 (1). pp. 13-25.