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Continuing Table 1
EMZ
EUZ
Species
Habitat
Environment
CPUE
SD
CPUE
SD
Taenioides cirratus
F, E, M
Demersal
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.58
Siganus canaliculatus
E, M
Reef-associated
15.00
7.94
8.67
3.51
Trypauchen vagina
E, M
Demersal
7.33
7.09
3.67
0.58
Lates calcarifer
F, E, M
Demersal
2.00
1.73
0.67
0.58
Eubleekeria splendens
E, M
Demersal
37.33
15.63
36.00
8.19
Leiognathus berbis
E, M
Demersal
29.33
16.50
40.33
15.14
Photopectoralis bindus
E, M
Demersal
21.33
10.50
36.67
20.26
Lethrinus lentjan
E, M
Reef-associated
11.67
2.31
8.67
4.93
Lutjanus malabaricus
M
Reef-associated
6.33
3.79
5.33
4.04
Upeneus sulphureus
E, M
Demersal
4.00
3.61
1.33
0.58
Upeneus vittatus
E, M
Reef-associated
2.33
3.21
1.67
1.15
Pristolepis fasciata
F
Demersal
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.58
Scatophagus argus
E, M
Reef-associated
13.00
1.73
2.33
2.52
Johnius belangerii
E, M
Demersal
16.00
8.66
0.00
0.00
Otolithoides biauritus
M
Demersal
19.67
12.42
0.00
0.00
Sillogo sihima
E, M
Reef-associated
13.67
5.51
1.00
0.00
Terapon jarbua
F, E, M
Demersal
13.67
9.02
9.00
6.08
Cyanoglossus macrostomus
E, M
Benthopelagic
12.33
5.51
5.67
5.03
Pseudorhombus arsius
E, M
Demersal
4.33
2.08
5.00
5.29
Platycephalus indicus
E, M
Reef-associated
6.00
1.73
8.67
5.86
Arius subrostratus
E,M
Demersal
15.33
5.13
16.00
6.08
Plicofollis dussumieri
F, M, E
Demersal
26.67
12.86
30.33
13.01
Horabagrus branchysoma
F, E
Demersal
2.00
3.46
7.67
7.02
Mystus gulio
E, M
Demersal
13.33
3.21
23.67
10.02
Clarias batrachus
F, E
Demersal
0.00
0.00
0.67
1.15
Heteropneustes fossilis
F, E
Demersal
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.58
Wallago atto
F, E
Demersal
0.00
0.00
0.33
0.58
Note: F: Freshwater, E: Estuarine, M: Marine
estimated at 908.6 tons during the present study
(2009-2010). Fin fish catches were dominated by
Ambassis ambassis, Eubleekeria splendens, Mugil
cephalus, Leiognathus berbis, Etroplus maculatus,
Lisa parsia, Lisa macrolepis, Oreochromis
mossambicus, Photopectoralis bindus, Plicofollis
dussumieri, Etroplus suratensis, Valamugil speigleri,
Gerres erythrouru. Fenneropenaeus indicus, Penaeus
monodon, Penaeus semisulcatus, Metapenaeus
monoceros, Metapenaeus dobsoni, Metapenaeus
affinis, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Scylla serrate,
Scylla tranquebarica
(Table 2) were the shell fishes
observed in the catch.
Villorita cyprinoides, Paphia
malabarica, Meretrix casta, Meretrix meretrix,
Crassostrea madrasensis
and
Saccostrea cucullata
were the bivalves noticed during the study.
Comparatively good Fish diversity (Figure 1) was
observed in both zones of KAE
(EMZ, 3.264; EUZ,
3.183). Fish assemblage in the estuary showed fish
richness (d) value of 8.32 (EMZ) and 9.30 (EUZ);
evennes of 0.79 (EMZ), and 0.75 (EUZ); dominance
(D) of 0.915 (EMZ) and 0.912 (EUZ).