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Maturity and spawning of the cat fish Tachysurus thalassinus (Ruppel) off Waltair coast

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Title Maturity and spawning of the cat fish Tachysurus
thalassinus (Ruppel) off Waltair coast
 
Creator Mojumder, P
 
Subject Cat Fishes
 
Description Tacliyswus thatassinus breeds once a year, during April to August, with
peak period between May and July. The fish probably breeds in deep offshore
waters which are not fished regularly at present. The average length at first maturity
is 36 cm. The sexes are equally distributed in the commercial catch. Fecundity
(total number of mature eggs per female) varies between 25 and 42. Parental care
is exhibited by males.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1978
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/749/1/Article_15.pdf
Mojumder, P (1978) Maturity and spawning of the cat fish Tachysurus thalassinus (Ruppel) off Waltair coast. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 25 (1&2). pp. 109-121.