Note on the slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) landed at Chinnapalam (Pamban), south-east coast of India

Ramamoorthy, N and Vinod, K and Gopakumar, G (2012) Note on the slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) landed at Chinnapalam (Pamban), south-east coast of India. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (211). p. 10.

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    Abstract

    The slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis (Family: Molidae) is the only member of the genus Ranzania, found globally in tropical and temperate seas. They are oceanic and found in depths ranging from 1 to 140 m. The slender sunfish is the most elongate species of sunfish and the maximum reported size is 100 cm (total length). R. laevis lack a true tail and instead has a clavus.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: slender sunfish; Ranzania laevis; landing; Chinnapalam; Pamban; south-east coast of India
    Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing
    Divisions: CMFRI-Mandapam
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2013 10:12
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:54
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9308

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