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Some observations on the fishery and biology of Kurtus indicus (Bloch) of the Bay of Bengal

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Title Some observations on the fishery and biology of Kurtus
indicus (Bloch) of the Bay of Bengal
 
Creator Kuthalingam, M D K
 
Subject Fishery biology
 
Description The family Kurtidae is represented by a single species, Kurtus indicus (Bloch) which
formed one of the important commercial catches constituting i 2 ' 8% of the "B" class
category of fishes. The present account deals with the magnitude of the fishery during
April 1959 to March 1962, seasonal fluctuations, variation in size, depth-wise variation
of the catch in the different fishing grounds, income from the fishery, sex ratio and maturity
and food habits. The details presented in this account although preliminary in nature are
nevertheless valuable in the absence of any information regarding the fishery and biology
of tnhis species.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1963
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2082/1/Article_18.pdf
Kuthalingam, M D K (1963) Some observations on the fishery and biology of Kurtus indicus (Bloch) of the Bay of Bengal. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 10 A (1). pp. 159-166.