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Notes on food and feeding habits of milkfish (Chanos chanos) from the sea
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
Study on the natural food of adult milkfish was made from specimens caught from the open sea. The contents of guts from 15 specimens were qualitatively analysed, and both planktonic as well as benthic forms were encounted. ...
Milkfish cultivation in Sarawak
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
The paper reports the results of experimental rearing of milkfish fry in both fresh and brackishwater ponds in Sarawak. Date on the growth and survival of these imported fry are also given.
Effects of salinity on growth of young milkfish, Chanos chanos
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
Growth of young milkfish was studied at different levels of salinity over a period 68 days. Results suggested that young milkfish reared in freshwater or less saline sea water grew faster than in sea water. The increase ...
Preliminary notes on the salinity preference of milkfish, Chanos chanos, fry
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
Vertical salinity gradient columns were used to investigate the salinity preference of milkfish fry. Newly captured fry showed a preference for 32‰ salinity. Fry which had been in captivity for one to five days, at 12 or ...
Bangos nursery operation in the Philippines
(1975)
The high mortality in raising bangos fry to fingerlings is one of the major drawbacks in chanos culture. Improvements made on the traditional method of bangos nursery operation considering the management by fishpond operators ...
The occurrence of milkfish Chanos chanos fry in Pandan Bay, Antique, from 21 May to 25 June, 1975
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
Milkfish fry were collected at the Pandan shoreline and 500 meters offshore. While shore-caught fry were uniform in size those captured offshore varied in size and stage of development.
Preliminary observation on the number of vertebra in milkfish, Chanos chanos (Forskal)
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
The existence of races and/or subpopulation in milkfish, a widely distributed species, is suggested by many workers. Comparison of mean numbers of vertebrae is one of the useful method of distinguishing subpopulations. The ...
Qualitative analysis of the contents of the anterior portion of the oesophagus from adult milkfish, Chanos chanos, captured in Pandan Bay from 10 May-June 1975
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
Qualitative analysis of food items in the anterior spiral portion of the oesophagus suggests that adult milkfish feed on both benthic and planktonic materials.