This database has been prepared on coastal fisheries resources with the information on status, catch, species (a total of 350 species with systematics, description, size, food and feeding, utilization and gears used for fishing) and technologies for improving fish production in coastal ecosystems. This database is prepared on the information received from the Goa, Karnataka and Gujarat coast. However, it can be updated with the information from the coastal region from time to time. This database is kept simple so that it can be operated from desktop, laptop, and smartphone. The diagnostic characters of the species were procured from secondary sources of information (FishBase, FAO, and SEALIFEBASE). The other components such as food, and feeding, gears used and utilization for the species, is collected through primary data. We are inviting expert comments on the species details and information which will help us to improve the database substantially.
Tisreo
Name : Meretrix meretrix
Class : Bivalvia
Order : Venerida
Family : Veneridae
Description :The overall shape is trigonal ovate. Both the anterior and posterior dorsal margins are slightly convex. The anterior, ventral and posterior margins are all rounded. The anterior half of the flank is slightly more inflated than the posterior. The valves are the same size and shape (equivalve), and there are no gapes when they are closed. The escutcheon is lightly impressed, but otherwise not well defined. The exterior surface is white, and it can have a light brown or dirty gray periostracum.
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