FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS OF THE HORSE-MACKEREL, CARANX KALLA (CUV. & VAL.)


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Authors

  • V N Kagwade Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Camp

Abstract

The importance of the knowledge of food and feeding habits of a fish in
understanding its fishery biology has been very well established. Often it helps in
finding out the seasonal variations in the distribution of a fish species. Sometimes
the rate of feeding has a bearing on the spawning of the fish. The nature of the
food composition of a fish will also throw light on the possible habitats it frequents.
Chidambaram and Venkataraman (1946), Chacko and Mathew (1955) and
Kagwade (1965) have given short accounts of the food of Caranx kalla. The
food and feeding habits of the different species of the horse-mackerel have been
described briefly in the works of Datar (1954), Kuthalingam (1955, '59) and
Tandon (1960). But for these, there is no other published account on the food
and feeding habits of C. kalla which forms an important component of the fish
catches both on the east and west coasts of India. Hence, an attempt has been
made here to study this aspect in detail.

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Author Biography

  • V N Kagwade, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Camp
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Camp

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Vol. 14 No. 1 & 2 (1967)

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How to Cite

Kagwade, V. N. (2011). FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS OF THE HORSE-MACKEREL, CARANX KALLA (CUV. & VAL.). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 14(1 & 2), 85-96. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/13336