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Food and feeding habits of Penaeus monodon Fabricius from Korapuzha estuary

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Title Food and feeding habits of Penaeus monodon
Fabricius from Korapuzha estuary
 
Creator Thomas, M M
 
Subject Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description Preliminary studies on the food and feeding habits of Penaeus monodon
from Korapuzha estuary were undertaken. The food of the species consisted of
crustaceans, fishes, molluscs, polychaetes and vegetable matter in order of importance.
Mud and sand particles were also found among the food items. There
was no appreciable variation in the nature of the food in the different size groups.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1972
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1310/1/Article_23.pdf
Thomas, M M (1972) Food and feeding habits of Penaeus monodon Fabricius from Korapuzha estuary. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 19 (1&2). pp. 202-204.