Report on an albino seerfish Scomberomorus commerson landed at Chennai

Sethi, S N and Rajapackiam, S and Poovannan, P and Margaret Muthu Rathinam, A (2012) Report on an albino seerfish Scomberomorus commerson landed at Chennai. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (212). pp. 15-16.

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Abstract

Occurrence of the scribbled leather jacket file fish, Aluterus scriptus, measuring 670 mm in length and of 1350 g in weight, was recorded for the first time at Kasimedu Fisheries Harbour, Chennai on 24th June 2011. It was caught in multi-day trawlers at a depth of 60-80 m. Scribbled leather jacket file fishes belonging to family Monacanthidae are distributed from tropical to subtropical region.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	albino seerfish; Scomberomorus commerson; landing; Chennai
Subjects:	Demersal Fishes > Seerfishes Marine Fisheries > Fish landing
Divisions:	CMFRI-Madras (Chennai)
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2013 09:17
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:54
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9319

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