Scientific Publication

Unusual feeding behaviour of Indian oil sardine

Abstract

In recent years, the presence of fish scales has become more common. Recently, during a biological sampling of 108 trawl caught oil sardines, collected on 4.1.2018 from the Puthiyappa Fisheries Harbour, a male specimen (stage II maturity stage, measuring 180 mm in TL and weighing 51 gm) with full gut condition had Fig. 2. Ring net caught sardine with Fig. 1. Trawl net caught sardine with Bregmaceros sp. Stolephorus sp. one Bregmaceros sp (45 mm) inside its gut