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Occurrence of blue tile fish Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepede, 1801)(Actinopterygii: Malacanthidae) in Tuticorin Coast

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: A specimen of Malacanthus latovittatus (Fig. 1) \nwith standard length 330 mm and weighing 250 g \nwas collected from the bycatch of a commercial \ntrawler at Tuticorin fishing harbour during March \n2010. The specimen was caught approximately 30 \nkm east off Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar at a depth \nranging from 20 to 25 m. After detailed \nmorphological examination, the specimen was \nphotographed and fixed with 5% formalin. The \nmorphometric measurements were taken to the \nnearest mm and the specimen was identified as M. \nlatovittatus described in FAO (1984).

Source: Eprints@CMFRI Open Access Institutional Repository (Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute)

Authors: Kurunthachalam Kannan, L Ranjith, P U Zacharia, M S Madan, K P Kanthan

Language: Croatian

Topic: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Subfield: Aquatic Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W76109991

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