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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/34512| Title: | A rare occurrence and biology of the Slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Molidae), in the coastal waters of Mumbai, North-West Coast of India |
| Authors: | Purushottama Anulekshmi, G. B Ramkumar, C Thakurdas, S Mhadgut, Bala |
| Keywords: | Slender sunfish;Mumbai;Morphometric;Meristic;Biology |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2014 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis measuring a total length of 52.5 cm and weighing 3.8 kg was caught from a depth of 40 m in the multiday dol net operated 156 km away from the Pachu Bandar Vasai Fort, Mumbai coast, Maharashtra. Detailed Morphmetric measurements, meristic counts and biology of fish were presented in the paper. This species was caught after 48 years off Mumbai, North-West Coast of India. |
| Page(s): | 1554-1559 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.43(08) [August 2014] |
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