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On the seasonal occurrence of early juveniles of Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier) in Kovalam backwater near Madras, with notes on their cultivation and specific identity

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Title On the seasonal occurrence of early juveniles of Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier) in Kovalam backwater near Madras, with notes on their cultivation and specific identity
 
Creator Kathirvel, M
Selvaraj, V
 
Subject Aquaculture
Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description Drag net collections during night carried out in the bar mouth area of Kovalam Backwater near
Madras has indicated the seasonal occurrence of early juveniles of Penaeus canaliculatus during May-July
1986. Healthy and live juveniles numbering 100 were reared in an enclosed sandy-bottom pond for
a period of 90 days, during which time, they grew from an initial size of 45 mm to 119 mm, registering
a monthly growth of 24.6 mm in total length. The colour pattern observed in early juveniles of the
species has been compared with that of P. japonlcus, a closely related species occurring in the study
area. The photographs are provided as a guide for easy identification of these two species in their
juvenile stages. The possibility of utilising this new seed resource in the context of prawn culture
in the sandy lagoon areas is discussed.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1988
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1079/1/Article_03.pdf
Kathirvel, M and Selvaraj, V (1988) On the seasonal occurrence of early juveniles of Penaeus canaliculatus (Olivier) in Kovalam backwater near Madras, with notes on their cultivation and specific identity. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 30 (1&2). pp. 1-7.