First record of two-spot razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) from Visakhapatnam waters

Veena, S and Dhanraju, K and Das, Madhumita and Padmajarani, S and Suresh, R D and Maheswarudu, G (2012) First record of two-spot razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) from Visakhapatnam waters. Journal of Marine Biological Association of India, 54 (2). pp. 97-98.

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    Abstract

    The two-spot razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829), of the family Labridae is being reported for the first time from Visakhapatnam waters. A single specimen was collected from the fishing harbour at Visakhapatnam on 22 March, 2012. The total length and the weight of the recorded specimen were 196 mm and 43.7 g. Morphometric and meristic measurements were taken, photographed and the specimen was deposited in the Museum of Visakhapatnam Regional Centre of CMFRI. The present finding highlights the occurrence of this species in Visakhapatnam waters.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Iniistius bimaculatus; two-spot razorfish; Visakhapatnam; distribution
    Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > New record
    Fish and Fisheries > Fish Taxonomy
    Divisions: CMFRI-Visakhapatnam
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 10 Dec 2013 10:05
    Last Modified: 06 Dec 2022 08:22
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9699

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