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Relationship between body size and certain breeding behavior in selected species of Elasmobranchs off Mumbai

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Title Relationship between body size and
certain breeding behavior in selected
species of Elasmobranchs off Mumbai
 
Creator Raje, S G
Thakurdas,
Sundaram, Sujit
 
Subject Fishery biology
Elasmobranch Fisheries
 
Description Social organization in elasmobranchs is complex and poorly
understood. In India, no specific studies on the behaviour of this
resource have been published. Breeding behavior in six species
of sharks, two species of skates and three species of rays were
deduced from length frequency data in relation to body size and
sex. The species of sharks investigated are Scoliodon laticaudus,
Rhizoprionodon acutus, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus
sorrah, Carcharhinus limbatus, Loxodon macrorhinus and
Sphyrna lewini. The species of skates observed were Rhinobatos
annandalei and Rhyncobatus djiddensis and rays were Himantura
imbricata, Himantura alcockii and Gymnura japonica. Based on
the present observations mating areas, pupping and nursery
grounds for juveniles, segregation and aggregation of adults
were recorded.
 
Date 2012
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9307/1/88.pdf
Raje, S G and Thakurdas, and Sundaram, Sujit (2012) Relationship between body size and certain breeding behavior in selected species of Elasmobranchs off Mumbai. Journal of Marine Biological Association of India, 54 (2). pp. 85-89.