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Some observations on the beaked sea snake Enhydrina schistosa (Daudin, 1803) in the mudbank area, off Alapuzha, Kerala, southwest coast of India

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Title Some observations on the beaked
sea snake Enhydrina schistosa
(Daudin, 1803) in the mudbank area,
off Alapuzha, Kerala, southwest
coast of India
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Creator Abhilash,K S
Mohan,Gishnu
Vishnu,P G
Mohammed,Abbas A
Aswathy,K S
Khambadkar,L R
Prema,D
Jeyabaskaran,R
Kripa,V
 
Subject sea snake, Enhydrina schistosa, behaviour,
mudbank, aggregation, food items
 
Description Not Available
Hook-nosed sea snake or beaked snake, Enhydrina schistosa
were caught during experimental fishing operations in the
mudbank region along central Kerala Coast at depths
ranging from 6 to 12 m. The sea snakes were found to
form aggregations of 5 to 6 numbers and were able to
tolerate highly turbid waters. The catfish Arius jella and the
puffer fish Lagocephalus inermis were the dominant prey
items. mudbanks are unusually calm areas which form
along the Kerala coast during the monsoon. The inshore
waters including the mudbanks are intense fishing areas of
non mechanized crafts during the monsoon. The presence
of venomous sea snakes is precarious and there is a need
to give awareness programme for the fishers about this
danger.
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Date 2021-09-16T15:31:40Z
2021-09-16T15:31:40Z
2015
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
2321-7898
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63424
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available
 
Publisher MBAI, Cochin-14