Ranjith, L and Kannan, K and Suresh Kumar, K and Joshi, K K and Sivadas, M and George, Rani Mary and Madan, M S (2015) Note on Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacepede, 1802) (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Gulf of Mannar, Southeast Coast of India. Thalassas, 31 (2). pp. 49-54.
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Abstract
A single specimen of large toothed cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacepede, 1802) collected from off Punnakayal of Tuticorin coast is recorded for the first time from Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India. The morphometric and meristic characters of the recorded specimens are described and discussed. The diagnostic characters based on body stripes, proportions, and counts in particular with the ontogenetic changes in the number of developed gill rackers distinguishes C. macrodon from closely related species of C. alleni Gon, 1993, C. artus Smith, 1961 and C. intermdius Gon, 1993. The present record adds the species diversity of apogonids from the Gulf of Mannar.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Large toothed cardinalfish, Tuticorin,Gulf of Mannar, Bay of Bengal |
| Subjects: | Fish and Fisheries > Fish Taxonomy |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Tuticorin |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2016 06:32 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2016 08:34 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/10615 |
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