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Table 1
Species composition, Habitat, Environment, CPUE (number of fish per operation) and standard deviation (SD) of fin fishes
collected from estuarine upper zone (EUZ) and estuarine marine zone (EMZ) of Kodungallur-Azhikode estuary (KAE) during July
2009-2010 period
EMZ
EUZ
Species
Habitat
Environment
CPUE
SD
CPUE
SD
Anguilla bengalensis
F, E, M
Benthopelagic
1.33
0.58
0.33
0.58
Strongylura strongylura
E, M
Pelagic-neritic
11.33
3.51
10.00
3.61
Rhynchorhamphus georgii
E, M
Pelagic-neritic
11.00
2.65
8.00
3.00
Sardinella gibbosa
M
Reef-associated
4.33
4.04
1.00
1.73
Sardinella longiceps
M
Pelagic-neritic
9.67
14.22
9.33
16.17
Stolephorus commersonnii
E, M
Pelagic-neritic
0.67
1.15
0.33
0.58
Thryssa dussumieri
E, M
Pelagic-neritic
9.33
1.53
10.67
6.43
Thryssa malabarica
E, M
Pelagic-neritic
10.33
2.52
9.67
6.03
Puntius amphibius
F, E
Benthopelagic
0.00
0.00
4.67
5.69
Puntius filamentosis
F
Benthopelagic
1.00
1.73
6.67
8.33
Puntius sarana
F, E
Benthopelagic
0.00
0.00
1.67
1.53
Elops machnata
E, M
Pelagic-neritic
6.33
6.11
6.00
6.08
Megalops cyprinoides
F, E, M
Benthopelagic
18.67
4.51
10.33
2.08
Chanos chanos
F, E, M
Benthopelagic
16.67
15.82
20.00
15.87
Lisa macrolepis
F, E, M
Demersal
29.00
0.00
34.33
1.15
Lisa parsia
F, E, M
Demersal
30.67
6.11
34.33
8.08
Mugil cephalus
F, E, M
Benthopelagic
34.00
11.00
39.33
17.62
Valamugil cunnesius
F, E, M
Demersal
17.00
5.20
26.67
14.84
Valamugil speigleri
F, E, M
Demersal
22.33
10.02
28.67
8.02
Ambassis ambassis
F, E, M
Demersal
41.67
18.34
34.00
17.35
Carangoides malabaricus
M
Reef-associated
9.00
6.24
5.67
5.69
Caranx sexfasciatus
M
Reef-associated
10.33
10.07
5.33
7.57
Trachinotus blochii
M
Reef-associated
10.67
8.08
1.00
0.00
Channa marulius
F
Benthopelagic
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.58
Channa striata
F, E
Benthopelagic
0.00
0.00
1.00
1.73
Etroplus maculatus
E,M
Benthopelagic
31.00
7.00
37.33
12.86
Etroplus suratensis
E
Benthopelagic
21.00
12.12
33.67
11.55
Oreochromis mossambicus
F,E
Benthopelagic
22.33
11.06
37.67
23.67
Bunaka gyrinoides
F, E, M
Demersal
2.00
1.73
2.67
3.06
Butis butis
F, E, M
Demersal
3.00
1.73
4.00
2.00
Eleotris fusca
F, E, M
Demersal
2.67
1.15
2.67
0.58
Gerres erythrourus
F, E, M
Demersal
23.33
2.52
26.33
11.59
Gerres filamentosus
E, M
Reef-associated
38.00
23.30
32.33
15.18
Gerres setifer
E, M
Benthopelagic
31.00
5.20
14.67
5.51
Gobiopsis macrostoma
E, M
Demersal
2.00
1.00
3.67
2.08
Taenioides buchanani
E, M
Demersal
1.33
1.53
1.33
2.31