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Instance of unusual feeding behaviour of the Indian mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier) off Mangalore

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Title Instance of unusual feeding behaviour of the Indian mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier) off Mangalore
 
Creator James, P S B R
Joseph, P Santha
 
Subject Mackerel fishery
Food and Feeding
 
Description Swarms of Acetes are known to occur in
the inshore waters and ascend up the estuaries
in this region during this time of the
year. The senior author found Acetes to be
an important item of food of other fishes also
like Lactarius lactarius and Trichiurus lepturus
at the same time in tms area. Occurrence
of immature individuals of L. lactarius (35
to 112 mm total length) in large numbers in
the inshore waters off Mangalore
 
Publisher Bombay Natural History Society
 
Date 1976
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7438/1/451-J._BOMBAY_NAT.HISTORY_SOC_1976.pdf
James, P S B R and Joseph, P Santha (1976) Instance of unusual feeding behaviour of the Indian mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier) off Mangalore. Journal of The Bombay Natural History Society, 73 (3). pp. 538-539.