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Coordinates: 13.12555°N 80.297645°E. Royapuram Fishing Harbour. Royapuram fishing harbour, also known as Chennai fishing harbour or Kasimedu fishing harbour, is one of the major fishing grounds for catching fishes and crustaceans located at Kasimedu in the Royapuram area of Chennai, India. The harbour is located north of the Chennai Port and ...
Kasimedu. Kasimedu is a hamlet in the neighbourhood of Royapuram, in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. This hamlet is occupied by fishermen whose families depend on the fishing harbour and the fish market nearby. It stretches for about 2 km, near Ennore fishing harbour along the shore, north of Chennai Port. [1]
Mozambique tilapia. The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa. Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives up to a decade in its native habitats. It is a popular fish for aquaculture. Due to human introductions, it is now found in many tropical and subtropical habitats ...
Angling is one of the most popular forms of recreation in South Africa. Moreover, many subsistence fishermen depend on fish to provide their families with a valuable source of protein. Smallmouth yellowfish is a target for both parties who need to be informed of its conservation status. The two groups also need to bee managed effectively.
Description. The South African common cuttlefish has an elongated body with ten arms bearing rows of suckers. Two arms are elongated tentacles used for catching prey. Paired lateral fins extend the whole length of the body. The upper surface of the body is smooth, with rippling bars of colour and the animal is usually well camouflaged.
Kingklip. Genypterus capensis, commonly known as kingklip, is a species of cusk eel occurring along the Southern African coast from Walvis Bay in Namibia to Algoa Bay in South Africa. [1] It is closely related to Genypterus blacodes from New Zealand. The species grows to a maximum length of 180 cm and a weight of 15.0 kg. [1]
Bivalves in South Africa include: Nuculidae. Nucula nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 [1] Mytilidae – Mussels. Perna perna. Estuarine mussel Arcuatula capensis (Cape Agulhas to Mozambique) [2] Ribbed mussel Aulacomya ater (Namibia to Eastern Cape) [2][3] Brack-water mussel Brachidontes virgiliae (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) [2]
Pseudobarbus andrewi (Barnard, 1937) Pseudobarbus capensis (Smith, 1841) The Cape whitefish or Berg-breede River whitefish (Cheilobarbus capensis) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It was formerly placed with the South African redfins in Pseudobarbus. It is tetraploid.