Report on an albino seerfish Scomberomorus commerson landed at Chennai

Sethi, S N and Rajapackiam, S and Poovannan, P and Margaret Muthu Rathinam, A (2012) Report on an albino seerfish Scomberomorus commerson landed at Chennai. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (212). pp. 15-16.

[img]
Preview
PDF
100.pdf

Download (361kB)

Abstract

Occurrence of the scribbled leather jacket file fish, Aluterus scriptus, measuring 670 mm in length and of 1350 g in weight, was recorded for the first time at Kasimedu Fisheries Harbour, Chennai on 24th June 2011. It was caught in multi-day trawlers at a depth of 60-80 m. Scribbled leather jacket file fishes belonging to family Monacanthidae are distributed from tropical to subtropical region.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: albino seerfish; Scomberomorus commerson; landing; Chennai
Subjects: Demersal Fishes > Seerfishes
Marine Fisheries > Fish landing
Divisions: CMFRI-Madras (Chennai)
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2013 09:17
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:54
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9319

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item