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Food and feeding habits of Otolithes ruber (Schneider) at Calicut

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Title Food and feeding habits of Otolithes ruber
(Schneider) at Calicut
 
Creator Nair, K V Somasekharan
 
Subject Food and Feeding
 
Description The food and feeding habits of Otolitlies ruber from the inshore fishing
grounds off Calicut were studied. No regular periodicity in feeding was observed.
The young ones feed mainly at the surface on Acetes and mysiids, while the adult
fish feeds at the bottom chiefly on prawns and teleo&ts. The variations in the food
composition rre discussed in relation to diff'erent size groups, seasons and environmental
biota.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1979
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/680/1/Article_15.pdf
Nair, K V Somasekharan (1979) Food and feeding habits of Otolithes ruber (Schneider) at Calicut. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 26 (1&2). pp. 133-139.