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Population dynamics of a poorly known serranid, the duskytail grouper Epinephelus bleekeri in the Arabian Sea
Author(s) -
Richu Avinipully,
Dahanukar Neelesh,
Ali Anvar,
Ranjeet Kutty,
Raghavan Rajeev
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13762
Subject(s) - biology , grouper , fishery , epinephelus , population , indian ocean , ecology , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , oceanography , demography , sociology , geology
A demographic study on Epinephelus bleekeri based on a sample of 1,003 individuals caught in commercial fisheries along the Arabian Sea coast of southern India considerably extends the maximum recorded standard length for this species to 870 mm, indicates a high natural mortality rate and an exploitation level ( E ) greater than the E max .
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