Economically Important Marine Fishes in the Southeast Asian Waters

Abstract

The present textbook has been prepared to give SEAFDEC trainees a basic knowledge of economically important marine fishes found in the Southeast Asian Waters. The twenty-five species of pelagic fishes and thirteen species of demersal fishes belonging to 22 families were carefully selected, representing the largest quantity and value of landing from the waters of Southeast Asian Region, as compiled in "Fishery Statistical Bulletin for South china Sea Area 1969" published by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Bangkok, Thailand, in 1978.