Category






Bangdo

Name : Rastrelliger kanagurta

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Perciformes

Family : Scombridae

Description :

Deep bodied and head is longer than the body depth. The dark longitudinal bands will be present on the upper part of the body which may be golden in fresh specimens. There is also a black spot on the body near the lower margin of the pectoral fin.

Size

Maximum length: 35 cm (FL), common length: 20-25 cm (FL)

Diet

Juveniles feed on diatoms, cladocerans, ostracods; Adult macro plankton (shrimp and fish larvae)

Utilization

Marketed fresh, dried, dry-salted and frozen, fried in oil and consumed generally. It is the most common fish species consumed by Goans. The average catch of Indian mackerel along Goa is about 13449 tonnes during 2000-2012. The species contributes to about 40-50% of the total gross value of marine fish landings in Goa both at landing and retail level.

Gears

Purse seine, ring seine, trawl, beach seine, boat seine, gill net