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Figure 4 CCA analysis of fin fish species and water quality parameters in the Vembanad estuarine system
Table 2 Species composition, Family, Habitat and CPUE of fin fishes collected from the Vembanad estuarine system during February
2012 to January 2013 period
Species
Family
Habitat
CPUE
Ambassis ambassis
Ambassidae
M F B
70.21 ±90.62
Paraambassis dayi
Ambassidae
F B
11.63 ±27.42
Anabas testudineus
Anabantidae
F B
0.18 ±0.4
Anguilla bengalensis
Anguillidae
M F B
0.18 ±0.4
Horabagrus brachysoma
Bagaridae
F B
3.81 ±3.65
Mystus oculatus
Bagaridae
F B
3.21 ±2.87
Xenentodon cancila
Belonidae
M F B
2.45 ±76.91
Brachirus orientalis
Bonthidae
M B
2.8 ±4.2
Megalopsis cordyla
Carangidae
M B
1.4 ±3.7
Chanos chanos
Chanidae
M F B
6.67 ±9.45
Etroplus maculatus
Cichilidae
F B
51.56 ±20.36
Etroplus suratensis
Cichilidae
B
9.45 ±12.14
Oreochromis mossambicus
Cichilidae
F B
3.68 ±4.21
Sardinella longiceps
Clupidae
M
1.1 ±0.01
Cynoglossus cynoglossus
Cynoglossidae
M B
1.54 ±1.37
Cynoglossus microlepis
Cynoglossidae
F
0.67 ±3.65
Amblypharyngadon microlepis
Cyprinidae
F
45 ±28.24
Cata catla
Cyprinidae
F B
1.21 ±0.42
Labeo dussumeri
Cyprinidae
F B
8.09 ±8.58
Labeo rohu
Cyprinidae
F B
0.18 ±0.40
Puntius amphibius
Cyprinidae
F B
4.87 ±12.38
Puntius filamentous
Cyprinidae
F B
16.36 ±25.06
Puntius sarana
Cyprinidae
F B
8.18 ±11.49
Anatondostoma chacunda
Dorossomidae
M F B
10.27 ±5.09
Nematalosa nasus
Dorossomidae
M F B
5.90 ±2.74
Eleotris fusca
Eleotridae
M F B
1.21 ±0.42
