Comparative studies on the food and feeding habits of Therapon jarbua (Forskal) in relation to aquatic pollution


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Authors

  • L M Rao Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam - 530 003, A.P., India.
  • N H K Durga Prasad Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam - 530 003, A.P., India.

Abstract

Therapon jarbua - the tiger perch is a commercially important fish, occuring
abundantly in the coastal waters of east coast of India. Comparative studies on
the distribution, food and feeding habits of this fish from the polluted coastal
waters close to Visakha harbour and the relatively unpolluted Anthervedi estuarine
waters near Narsapur, situated at a distance of 250km from Visakha,
have been conducted. Marked differences in the food habits of the fish in the
two habitats have been evidenced. Fish larvae and squilla formed the main food
items at Visakha, while prawns and crabs dominated the gut contents of the
fish from Anthervedi

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Author Biographies

  • L M Rao, Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam - 530 003, A.P., India.
    Department of Zoology, Andhra University,
    Visakhapatnam - 530 003, A.P., India.
  • N H K Durga Prasad, Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam - 530 003, A.P., India.
    Department of Zoology, Andhra University,
    Visakhapatnam - 530 003, A.P., India.

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Issue

Vol. 49 No. 2 (2002)

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How to Cite

Rao, L. M., & Prasad, N. H. K. D. (2011). Comparative studies on the food and feeding habits of Therapon jarbua (Forskal) in relation to aquatic pollution. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 49(2), 199-203. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8333