OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIOLOGY AND FISHERY OF METAPENAEUS BREVICORNIS (M. EDW.> IN THE HOOGHLY ESTUARINE SYSTEM


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Authors

  • T Rajyalakshmi Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore

Abstract

SEVERAL species of Penaeid prawns ascend the Hooghly estuarine system,
as juveniles, where they contribute considerably to the commercial catches.
Such of those juveniles that enter ' bheris' and paddy fields constitute the
varieties that are cultured "widely in deltaic Bengal. Amongst these various
species Metapenaeus brevicornis (M. Edw.) locally known as ' Dhanbone
chingri' is the " commonest Penaeid of Bengal occurring very plentifully
in the delta of Ganges" (Chopra, 1939 and 1943; Panikkar and Menon,
1955). Alcock (1906) has recorded the distribution of the species as in India,
Mauritius and Borneo. He has also recorded that the species rarely attains
a length of 5". In the present studies also the largest female recorded is
120 mm. (4-75"). Considering the commercial importance of this species
a knowledge of various aspects of its biology has been considered essential
both for a proper management of its fishery in the estuaries as well as for
recommendation of its large-scale culture, and hence this study.

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Author Biography

  • T Rajyalakshmi, Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore
    Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (1961)

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Rajyalakshmi, T. (2011). OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIOLOGY AND FISHERY OF METAPENAEUS BREVICORNIS (M. EDW.> IN THE HOOGHLY ESTUARINE SYSTEM. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 8(2), 383-402. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/13555