Southern sun fish Mola ramsayi (Giglioli, 1883) recorded from Kochi, southwest coast of India

Kishore, T G and Suraj, K S and Dhaneesh, K V and Dinesh Kumar, S and Seetha, P K and Nair, Rekha J and Zacharia, P U (2013) Southern sun fish Mola ramsayi (Giglioli, 1883) recorded from Kochi, southwest coast of India. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical & Extension Series (218). pp. 9-10.

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    Abstract

    Family Molidae with three genera (Ranzania, Masturus and Mola) and four species are known as the world’s heaviest fishes with a planktivorous diet. Known for their truncated anatomy, these fishes are characterized by lack of caudal bones, ribs and pelvic fins (Tifler, 1980). A southern ocean sunfish Mola ramsayi with total length 111cm and weighing 50kg was landed at Munambam Fisheries Harbour on 6 September 2013.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Southern sun fish; Mola ramsayi ; Kochi; southwest coast of India
    Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 24 Feb 2014 08:50
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:58
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9923

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