Vinod, K and Ramamoorthy, N (2011) Slender Sunfish landed at Chinnapalam (Pamban), the south-east coast of India. CMFRI Newsletter Cadalmin (131). p. 20.
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Abstract
The Slender Sunfish, Ranzania laevis, is a mola belonging to the family Molidae. It is the only member of the genus Ranzania, found globally in tropical and temperate seas. They are oceanic and found in depths ranging from 1 to 140m. The Slender Sunfish is the most elongated species of sunfish and the maximum reported size is 100.0 cm (Total Length). R. laevis is a distinctively shaped fish; they lack a true tail and instead have a clavus.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | The Slender Sunfish, Ranzania laevis |
| Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > Rare occurrence |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Mandapam |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Augustine Sipson N A |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2022 04:32 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2022 04:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16247 |
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