Several aspects of reproduction of the milkfish are still baffling and the progressive
reproductive phases of the gonads and the spawning cycle in the fish
are not properly understood. The validity of a statement by Chaudhuri
(1916) that the ripe roe of Chanos is dried, smoked and sold by fishermen
around the Chilka Lake which conveys an impression of common occurrence
of the breeders was inquired into and it is understood thai the fish are now rare
in these places
