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Some aspects of the biology of 'Ghol' Pseudosciaena diacanthus (Lacepede)

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Title Some aspects of the biology of 'Ghol' Pseudosciaena diacanthus (Lacepede)
 
Creator Rao, K Venkatasubba
 
Subject Fishery biology
Demersal Fishes
Sciaenids
 
Description Sciaenids popularly called 'croakers', 'Drums', 'Jewfish', and 'Whitings', contribute;
substantially to the fisheries of India. Sciaenids form about 6% of the total annual marine
fish catch of the country. About 30% of the landings of the trawlers at Bombay is composed
of Sciaenids. Pseudosciaena diacanthus (ghol), Otolithoides brunneus (Koth), Otolithus ruber, Otolithus
argenteus, Pseudosciaena sina, Johnius dussumieri are the important species contributing to the sciaenid
fishery besides other species of lesser importance. Smaller sciaenids, mostly Johnius spp.,
and Otolithus spp., locally called 'Dhoma' constitute the bulk of the catches of the trawlers
(20-23%) ** Bombay. Pseudosciaena diacanthus locally called 'ghol', ranks first as a commercially
very important offshore sciaenid, forming 5 to 8% of the trawler catches.
 
Date 1968
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10402/1/K_Venkata_Subba_Rao_IJF_10_2_.pdf
Rao, K Venkatasubba (1968) Some aspects of the biology of 'Ghol' Pseudosciaena diacanthus (Lacepede). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 10 (2). pp. 413-459.