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What is Brackish water aquaculture ? What are the fishes cultured here ?

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Brackish water fishes spend most of its life in river mouths (estuaries) back waters, mangrove swamps and coastal lagoons. Estuarine fish are more common in Bengal and Kerala. Culturing of animals in the water having salinity range 0.5 2 30 ppt are called as brackish water culture. Fishes cultured in brackish water are Milk fish (.Chanos Chanos.), Sea bass (.Koduva.), Grey mullet (.Madavai.), Pearl spots (.Kari. meen) etc.
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