STUDIES ON THE FISHERY AND BIOLOGY OF PARAPENAEOPSIS HARDWICKII (MIERS) FROM BOMBAY AREA
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K K Sukumaran
Central Marine Fishries Research Institute Centre, Mangalore
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K N Rajan
Central Marine Fishries Research Institute Centre, Mangalore
Abstract
The catch and catch par unit effort of Parapenaeapsis hardwickii during theseisons from 1967-68 to 1974-75 varied widely during different seasons. The average
monthly growth recorded by female in the fishery was 7.6 mm at Sassoon
Docks and 5.4 mm at Versova. The fishery was supported by 0-year and one-year
classes. Female always predominated, the ratio being 4.9 and 2.0 female for unit
male at Versova and Sassoon Docks, respectively. The males were represented by
smaller size groups ranging between 43 and 68 mm in the fishery. The majority of
females were found to be mature at 73 mm iia length. The species appears1 to bread
all through the fishing season' with peaks during October and April-May at Versova
and during November-December at Sassoon Docks. The average number of
eggs produced by females ramgiinig in size hetweeni 63 mm and 121 mm was 65450'.
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Sukumaran, K. K., & Rajan, K. N. (2011). STUDIES ON THE FISHERY AND BIOLOGY OF PARAPENAEOPSIS HARDWICKII (MIERS) FROM BOMBAY AREA. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 28(1 & 2), 143-153. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11937
