Leucism in seerfish Scomberomorus commerson, landed at Chintapalli, Andhra Pradesh

Veena, S and Muktha, M and Edward, Loveson and Uma Mahesh, V and Rao, M V Hanumantha and Megarajan, Sekhar and Dhanraju, K and Satish Kumar, M and Moshe, Ch. and Ghosh, Shubhadeep (2014) Leucism in seerfish Scomberomorus commerson, landed at Chintapalli, Andhra Pradesh. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (221). p. 13.

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    Abstract

    A narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède, 1800), exhibiting leucism was landed at Chinatapalli Fishing Harbour, Vijayanagaram District on 24th January, 2014. The specimen was 130 cm long and weighed 16 kg. It was caught by hook and line operated from motorized craft at a distance of 11 km from shore at a depth of 32 m. The specimen was characterized by unnatural yellow colouration on the body.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Leucism; seerfish; Scomberomorus commerson; Chintapalli; Andhra Pradesh
    Subjects: Demersal Fishes > Seerfishes
    Divisions: CMFRI-Visakhapatnam
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 23 Apr 2015 06:24
    Last Modified: 04 Jul 2018 05:31
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/10370

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