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- Title
Food and feeding habits of oil sardine Sardinella longiceps from Ratnagiri coast off Maharashtra India.
- Authors
Shah, Tasaduq H.; Chakraborty, S. K.; Kumar, Tarkeshwar; Sadawarte, R. K.; K. M., Sandhya
- Abstract
The food of oil sardine, Sardinella longiceps caught off Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, was studied using 917 specimens obtained randomly from commercial catches. The fish was found to be predominantly a plankton feeder, consuming diatoms, dinoflagellates, zooplankton, blue-green algae, and unrecognizable matter. Diatoms formed the most important group followed by zooplankton and dinoflagellates. Unrecognizable matter comprising mud, fish scales and detritus were observed in the stomach contents throughout the year.
- Subjects
MAHARASHTRA (India); RATNAGIRI (India); SARDINELLA longiceps; DINOFLAGELLATES; DIATOMS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 2019, Vol 48, Issue 3, p309
- ISSN
0379-5136
- Publication type
Article