MEBIN- Title
- Food and feeding habits of the mud crab, scylla serrata (Forskal) inhabiting ...
- Abstract
The Mud crab, Scylla serrata is an economically important crustacean inhabiting the lagoons of the west coast of Sri Lanka. Currently there is interest in mass rearing of the species in ponds. Thus, a study was carried out to identify the food and feeding habits of Scylla serrata in the Negombo Lagoon. The stomach contents of crabs of different sizes caught by unbaited gears were screened to identify the food constituents and it was found that crabs of medium size (sub adults) mainly fed o...
- Publication Date
- Aug. 1, 2017, 12:19 a.m.
- Keywords
- Crabs , Scylla serrata , Non Fin Fish , Resource Survey
- Category
- Resources Survey
- environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
- Regions
- M 5
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
S.C Jayamanne and J. Jinadasa (1991); Food and feeding habits of the mud crab, scylla serrata (Forskal) inhabiting the Negombo lagoon in the west coast of s...
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