First record of the anthiine fish, Meganthias filiferus (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Indian waters

Akhilesh, K V and Pillai, N G K and Ganga, U and Bineesh, K K and Rajool Shanis, C P and Manjebrayakath, Hashim (2009) First record of the anthiine fish, Meganthias filiferus (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Indian waters. Marine Biodiversity Records, 2 (e113). pp. 1-2.

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Abstract

The present paper reports the first record of occurrence in the Arabian Sea and extension of distribution of Meganthias filiferus from the Thailand coast of the eastern Indian Ocean. A single specimen measuring 211 mm SL was collected from a commercial trawler operating in the Arabian Sea off the south-western coast of India during August 2008. The two known specimens of this rare species are compared

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: First record; anthiine fish; Meganthias filiferus; Perciformes; Serranidae; Indian waters
Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > New record
Pelagic Fisheries > Pelagic Fishes
Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 16 Dec 2011 04:43
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2022 08:41
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/8798

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