Murugesan, Srihari and Jose, Neethu and Viswambharan, Divya and Jaiswar, A K (2019) First record on the absence of anal fin in the white sardine, Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) from Indian waters. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 48 (10). pp. 1521-1523.
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Abstract
White sardine, Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) forms a minor fishery along the west coast of India. An abnormal specimen of white sardine, lacking anal fin, was collected from Mangalore coast along with the normal specimens. The characters of the abnormal specimen are described along with normal specimens. The report is the first of its kind for E. thoracta from Indian waters. The possible causes of the abnormality in this species have been discussed in this communication.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | White sardine; Abnormality; Analfin; Indian waters |
| Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > New record Fish and Fisheries > Fish biology Pelagic Fisheries > Oil sardine Pelagic Fisheries > Pelagic Fishes |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Mangalore |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2020 08:49 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2022 06:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/14273 |
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