The food preferences of five commercially important fishes of Gosthani estuary


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Authors

  • L M Rao Department of Zoology, Andhra University ,Visakhapatnam - 530 003, India
  • G Sivani Department of Zoology, Andhra University ,Visakhapatnam - 530 003, India

Abstract

The food and feeding habits of five species of commercially important fishes
of the Gostham estuary (two mullets, one each of milk fish, sand whitings and
silver biddies I have been studied. They exhibited food preferences according
to their habitats. However, at times they were found to encroach upon other
habitats and feed on a variety of food materials. This kind of feeding habit
might have arisen because of the shallowness of the estuary, the depth of which
is less than a foot at many places.

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Author Biographies

  • L M Rao, Department of Zoology, Andhra University ,Visakhapatnam - 530 003, India
    Department of Zoology, Andhra University ,Visakhapatnam - 530 003, India
  • G Sivani, Department of Zoology, Andhra University ,Visakhapatnam - 530 003, India
    Department of Zoology, Andhra University ,Visakhapatnam - 530 003, India

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Vol. 43 No. 2 (1996)

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How to Cite

Rao, L. M., & Sivani, G. (2011). The food preferences of five commercially important fishes of Gosthani estuary. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 43(2), 199-202. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8963