Ignatius, Boby and Imelda, Joseph and Megarajan, Sekhar (2017) Siganus canaliculatus (Park, 1797). In: Prioritized Species for Mariculture in India. ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 145-151. ISBN 978-93-82263-14-2
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Abstract
The body is compressed and slender. Snout is blunt and anterior nostril has a long flap in juveniles which disappears in adult fish. A forward-directed spine is present in front of dorsal fin. Dorsal fin rays are banded. The caudal fin is almost emarginated in specimens under 10 cm standard length and forked in larger fish. Scales are minute with 21-27 scale rows between lateral line and base of anterior dorsal spines. Cheeks are scaleless.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | Aquaculture > Mariculture Demersal Fishes > Ribbon fishes |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Prashanth P K |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2021 06:01 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2021 06:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/14995 |
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