STOCK ASSESSMENT OF PAINTED GRUNT, PLECTORHYNCHUS PICTUS IN KUWAIT WATERS


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  • M K BaddaR Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 22017 Salmiyah, Kuwait
  • J U Lee Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 22017 Salmiyah, Kuwait

Abstract

Plectorhynchus pictus, painted grunt(local name: (fersh), is a common fish in theArabian Gulf (Kuronuma and Abe, 1986) andhas attained much economic significance inrecent years in Kuwait. The production of thisspecies in Kuwait is mainly from the fish trapfishery using Mhows' (traditional woodenhulledboats, powered with a diesel engineranging from 150 to 450 hp). Latest statisticsshow that landings of Plectorhynchus speciesincreased from 90 to 330 t during 1985-'87(Hakim et ah, In press).

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Author Biographies

  • M K BaddaR, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 22017 Salmiyah, Kuwait
    Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 22017 Salmiyah, Kuwait
  • J U Lee, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 22017 Salmiyah, Kuwait
    Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 22017 Salmiyah, Kuwait

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Vol. 36 No. 2 (1989)

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BaddaR, M. K., & Lee, J. U. (2011). STOCK ASSESSMENT OF PAINTED GRUNT, PLECTORHYNCHUS PICTUS IN KUWAIT WATERS. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 36(2), 157-162. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/10628