1 NOVEMBER 1999
N. Chaitanawisuti, A. Kritsanapuntu-1999
Asian Fisheries Science, 12: 77-82
Abstract:
To assess the aquaculture potential for spotted babylon, Babylonia areolata L., hatchery-reared juveniles were produced and grown-out until they reached marketable size. Juveniles with mean shell length of 15.0 mm were held in a flow-through seawater system containing a 10-cm layer of fine sand as substratum. Growth in length and weight were measured individually once a month for a period of 12 months. The monthly average growth increments of the juveniles were 2.9 mm per month in shell length and 1.6 g per month in whole weight. Survival rate typically exceeded 90%.
(Fishery Resources Research Unit, Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 10330)