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Observations on the distribution of leptocephali of the EEZ of India

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Title Observations on the distribution of leptocephali of the EEZ of India
 
Creator James, P S B R
Prabha Devi, L
 
Subject Eels
 
Description Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl samples form the Deep Scattering Layers (DSL) collected during FORV Sagar Sampada
cruises 1-20 were analyzed. A total of 6,000 leptocephali of various size classes were sorted out form 255 samples. The
spatial distribution of leptocephali based on these observations showed that species compositon as well as abundance
were maximum on the west coast, between Goa and Cochin, beyond 1000 meters line. The distribution of larvae coincided
very well with the depth of DSL and no regular seasonality was noticed. The total length of the leptocephali varied from
2 to 70 cm for different stages of metamorphosis.
 
Date 1990
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5187/1/38_Observations_on_the_distribution_of_leptocephali_of_the_EEZ_of_India.pdf
James, P S B R and Prabha Devi, L (1990) Observations on the distribution of leptocephali of the EEZ of India. In: Proceedings of the first workshop on scientific results of FORV Sagar Sampada, 5-7 June 1989, Kochi.