SOME ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY OF LATES CALCARIFER (BLOCH) FROM CHILKA LAKE

Patnaik, S; Jena, S

SOME ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY OF LATES CALCARIFER (BLOCH) FROM CHILKA LAKE

2011

Patnaik, S | Jena, S

The Chilka lake is the largest brackishwater lagoon in India, occupyinganÂ»area of about 1040 sq. km. The lake is an important source of fish supplyin the region. The average fish landings during 1957-61 was about 3511 tonnesof which perches accounted for about 231 tonnes. Of the many species of perchesrecorded from the lake, Lates calcarifer (Bloch) known locally as bhekti iscommercially the most important, constituting 53.5 percent of the perch landings.

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