Rare occurrence of cirrate octopod Opisthoteuthis sp.

Jacob Peter, Poulose and Jishnudev, M A and Kishore, T G and Jayasankar, J (2023) Rare occurrence of cirrate octopod Opisthoteuthis sp. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 255. p. 41. ISSN 0254-380X

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Abstract

A single specimen of cirrate octopod Opisthoteuthis sp. was collected from Sakthikulangara Fisheries Harbour in Kollam district on 12th April 2022 (Fig.1). It was a by-catch in a bottom trawl operated at a depth of 200m. Three species of Opisthoteuthis are currently known to occur in the Indian Ocean. These are O. phillipi, O.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: cirrate octopod; Opisthoteuthis
Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > Rare occurrence
Molluscan Fisheries > Cephalopods
Molluscan Fisheries
Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment, Economics and Extension Division
Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment, Economics and Extension Division
CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment, Economics and Extension Division
Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment, Economics and Extension Division
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 13 Jun 2023 09:36
Last Modified: 13 Jun 2023 09:36
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/17055

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