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Review of some biological aspects and fisheries of grey-eel catfish Plotosus canius (Hamilton, 1822)


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Usman, B. I. and Nurul Amin, Sanker Mohammad and Rahman, Md. Aminur and Arshad, Aziz (2013) Review of some biological aspects and fisheries of grey-eel catfish Plotosus canius (Hamilton, 1822). Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 8 (2). pp. 154-167. ISSN 1683-9919; ESSN: 1996-3289

Abstract

Plotosus canius, the grey-eel catfish belonging to the family Plotosidae is endemic to the south-east Asia and Australia. Primarily the fish is found in marine environment but at times may be found in brackish or fresh water environments. Despite the vast research that have been conducted on various catfish species, both marine and freshwater; little attention has been paid to P. canius. This study reviewed published information on the distribution, biology and fisheries of this economically important fish species.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Institute of Bioscience
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3923/ajava.2013.154.167
Publisher: Academic Journals Inc
Keywords: Fish biology; Fisheries; Grey-eel catfish; Marine environment; Plotosus canius
Depositing User: Umikalthom Abdullah
Date Deposited: 17 Nov 2014 01:24
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2015 01:36
Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.3923/ajava.2013.154.167
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30719
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