Satish Kumar, M and Uma Mahesh, V and Rao, M V Hanumantha and Ghosh, Shubhadeep (2013) Incidental landing of lesser devil ray Mobula diabolus (Shaw, 1804) at Dummulapeta and Bhairavapalem, Andhra Pradesh. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical & Extension Series (216). pp. 17-18.
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Abstract
Landings of lesser devil ray, Mobula diabolus (Shaw, 1804) were reported at Dummulapeta and Bhairavapalem landing centers of Andhra Pradesh from 21.03.2012 to 23.03.2012. A total of 23 mobulid rays were caught incidentally in drift gill nets set in surface waters for targeting yellow fin tuna shoals by motorized gillnetters, 20 km away from the shore. The disc length of Mobula diabolus ranged from 62-105 cm, disc width from 97-163 cm and weighed between 40 and 110 kg.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Incidental landing; lesser devil ray; Mobula diabolus; Dummulapeta; Bhairavapalem; Andhra Pradesh |
| Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Fish landing Demersal Fishes > Ray fisheries |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Visakhapatnam |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2013 04:35 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 15:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9488 |
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