Behera, Pralaya Ranjan (2017) Pinctada fucata (Gould, 1850). In: Prioritized Species for Mariculture in India. ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 401-407. ISBN 978-93-82263-14-2
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Abstract
The Indian pearl oyster has a long hinge which is nearly 0.85 times the maximum width of the shell. The left valve is deeper than the right. Hinge teeth are present in both valves. Anterior ear is larger than the posterior ear and there is a slit-like abyssal notch. The outer shell is reddish or yellowish brown in colour with radial rays of lighter colour. The nacreous layer is thick and has a golden metallic luster.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | Aquaculture > Mariculture Molluscan Fisheries |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division CMFRI-Visakhapatnam |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Prashanth P K |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2021 06:06 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2023 05:34 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/14983 |
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