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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