A study on food and feeding habits of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch) off Bombay coast
The gut content of Nemipterus japonicus revealed that this fish is a carnivorous bottom feeder, feeding mainly on crustaceans, fishes, salps and polychaetes, with marginal variations in females. The intensity of feeding increased with the advancement of maturity till stage 5 except in stage 3 where the intensity of feeding indicated a decrease.
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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| Subjects: | Biology, marine fish, food preferences, Nemipterus japonicus, rani fish, commercial fishery, Bombay, Maharashtra, India, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32332 |
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