EXPERIMENTS ON THE CULTURE OF THE LARGE SNAKE-HEAD OPHICEPHALUS MARULIUS (HAMILTON)


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  • M Devaraj Freshwater Biological Research Station, Bhavanisagar

Abstract

Fishes of the genus Ophlcephalus, popularly known as' murrels' constitute
about 5.64 per cent of the inland fisheries of Tamil Nadu ranking next in importance
only to carps and catfishes (Chacko and George, 1958). Bulk of the fishery
in the plains is composed of Ophlcephalus striatui (Bloch) and Ophlcephalus
punctatus (Bloch).

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  • M Devaraj, Freshwater Biological Research Station, Bhavanisagar
    Freshwater Biological Research Station, Bhavanisagar

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Devaraj, M. (2011). EXPERIMENTS ON THE CULTURE OF THE LARGE SNAKE-HEAD OPHICEPHALUS MARULIUS (HAMILTON). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 20(1), 138-147. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/12367