Pelagic sting ray, Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Boneparte, 1832) landed at Tuticorin

Kannan, K and Ranjith, L and Suresh Kumar, K and Kanthan, K P and John James, K and Sathakathullah, S M (2013) Pelagic sting ray, Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Boneparte, 1832) landed at Tuticorin. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (215). pp. 16-17.

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    Abstract

    Pelagic sting ray, Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Boneparte, 1832) belongs to the family Dasyatidae (largest stingray family) and the family comprises 8 genera and 89 valid species (Froese and Pauly, 2012). In Indian waters, about 50 species of rays have been recorded so far, of which 18 species belong to the family Dasyatidae (Raje et al., 2002; 2007). In India, P. violacea has been previously reported by Akhilesh et al. (2008) and Zacharia et al. (2009).

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Pelagic sting ray; Pteroplatytrygon violacea; landing; Tuticorin
    Subjects: Demersal Fishes > Ray fisheries
    Divisions: CMFRI-Tuticorin
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 29 Jul 2013 08:16
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:55
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9427

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