Morphological Deformities in Neotrygon kuhlii (Muller & Henle, 1841) from Gulf of Mannar, Bay of Bengal, India

Autor: Seshadri Ramkumar, Raju Saravanan, C Kalidas, M Kavitha, L Ranjith, K K Joshi, P P Manojkumar
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 35:49-56
ISSN: 2366-1674
0212-5919
Popis: Morphological deformities in blue-spotted maskray, Neotrygon kuhlii (Muller & Henle, 1841) were observed from the regular fishery of the Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India. The deformities were mostly noticed in the head (pectorals not fused) and the vertebral column (scoliotic/lordotic/kyphotic curve). The detailed observations on various deformities have been briefly described in the present investigation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE