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First report of longfin escolar, Scombrolabrax heterolepis (Perciformes: Scombrolabracidae) from Indian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2012

K.K. Bineesh ,
K.V. Akhilesh ,
C.P.R. Shanis ,
E.M. Abdussamad  and
N.G.K Pillai
K.K. Bineesh*
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Pelagic Fisheries Division, Post Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi-682 018, India
K.V. Akhilesh
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Pelagic Fisheries Division, Post Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi-682 018, India
C.P.R. Shanis
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Pelagic Fisheries Division, Post Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi-682 018, India
E.M. Abdussamad
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Pelagic Fisheries Division, Post Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi-682 018, India
N.G.K Pillai
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Pelagic Fisheries Division, Post Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi-682 018, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K.K. Bineesh, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Pelagic Fisheries Division, Post Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi-682 018 email: kkbineesh@gmail.com
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Abstract

The present paper reports the first record of occurrence of longfin escolar Scombrolabrax heterolepis in the Indian waters. A single specimen measuring 188.5 mm standard length was collected from a commercial deep-sea shrimp trawl by-catch operated at 220 to 350 m depths in the Arabian Sea off Trivandrum during October 2010. The specimen is described and figured.

Keywords

Scombrolabrax heterolepisdistribution extensionsouth-western IndiaArabian Sea
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e77
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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