ON AN EXPERIMENTAL SEED COLLECTION AND FIELD CULTURE OF KING PRAWN, PENAEUS LATISULCATUS


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Authors

  • M Kathirvel Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Madras
  • V Selvaraj Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Madras

Abstract

Early juveniles of the King prawn, Penaeiis latisulcatus Kishinouye, were
caught from the sandy barmouth area of Kovalam backwater, near Madras, during
May-July 1986. These were successfully cultivated in an earthern pond at the
Muttukadu Maricuiture Centre of the Institute for a period of 80 days supplementing
backwater clam (Meretrix casta) for feed. Over this time the
females were found grown up and with developing ovary. The size-frequency analysis
of the juveniles obtained from the wild and those reared showed a
grovrth of 29-30 mm per month. The hatchery-raised postlarvae of the species
were reared on a diet of zooplankton (copepods, rotifers and freshwater cladocerans)
and moUuscan meat (boiled flesh of clam and mussel). Those reared on
copepod diet exhibited faster growth and those reared on a combination of zooplankton
and molluscan meat exhibited higher survival

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Author Biographies

  • M Kathirvel, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Madras
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Madras
  • V Selvaraj, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Madras
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Madras

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Vol. 34 No. 4 (1987)

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How to Cite

Kathirvel, M., & Selvaraj, V. (2011). ON AN EXPERIMENTAL SEED COLLECTION AND FIELD CULTURE OF KING PRAWN, PENAEUS LATISULCATUS. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 34(4), 365-373. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/10806