Growth and biometric relationships of the silver or gold-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901) under land-based culture system


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Authors

  • G Syda Rao
  • Phalguni Pattnaik
  • Dash Biswajit

Abstract

The spat of silver or gold-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901), collected from the hulls of mechanized
fishing trawlers operating from Visakhapatnam were grown under land-based culture system. The pearl oysters were
continuously fed with a mixed diet of micro-algae through a specially designed drip system. The growth in terms of dorsoventral
measurement (DVM), weight and thickness as well as the biometric relationships are presented. A maximum DVM
of 141 mm and a maximum weight of 292 g were obtained in two years. The land-based culture technology originally
developed and patented in India for Pinctada fucata, is also discussed with respect to suitability for culture of P. maxima.

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Submitted

2016-09-24

Published

2016-09-24

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 4 (2009)

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How to Cite

Rao, G. S., Pattnaik, P., & Biswajit, D. (2016). Growth and biometric relationships of the silver or gold-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901) under land-based culture system. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 56(4), 249-255. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/61799