Record of Octopus lobensis Castellanos and Menni, 1969 from Maharashtra waters

Sundaram, Sujit (2013) Record of Octopus lobensis Castellanos and Menni, 1969 from Maharashtra waters. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (215). pp. 21-22.

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Abstract

Octopuses popularly called as ‘devilfish’ are caught mainly as bycatch in the bottom trawl. Due to the growing demand for octopus in the international market, octopus fishery is catching up in Maharashtra. The main fish landing centers for octopus at Mumbai are New Ferry Wharf and Sassoon Docks. Octopus contribute 3% towards the total cephalopod catch in Mumbai (CMFRI, 2008). Cistopus indicus dominates the octopus fishery in Mumbai waters (Sundaram and Sarang, 2004). The other species of octopus recorded from Mumbai waters are Octopus membranaceus, Octopus dollfusi and Octopus aegina.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Octopus lobensis; Maharashtra waters; devil fish
Subjects:	Molluscan Fisheries > Cephalopods
Divisions:	CMFRI-Mumbai
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2013 08:14
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:55
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9431

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