Studies on the fishery and biology of the Malabar sole, Cynoglossus semifasciatus Day

The Malabar sole, Cynoglossus semifasciatus Day, is a fish of considerable commercial importance along the Malabar Coast. Apart from the fact that it ranks often next only to the sardine and the mackerel in total landings, it is the only fish available on this coast during certain periods of the year. The species was therefore taken up for detailed investigations in the programme of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Sub-Station at Calicut. The work was commenced in April, 1948, and the present paper embodies the results of these investigations up to March, 1952