Food and feeding habits of Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Ambajogai, Maharashtra, India

The food analysis of 150 specimens of Clarias batrachus revealed that the food consisted of insect larvae, small fish, shrimps and organic debris. Small fish and insect larvae were preferred as the primary food item in all the seasons. On average for all months of the study period, small fish domin...

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Main Authors: Vishwas Balasaheb Sakhare, Ashvini Dnayndeo Chalak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BdFISH 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Fisheries
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Online Access:http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/82