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Occurrence of Photobacterium leiognathi, as the bait organ symbiont in frogfish Antennarius hispidus
DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
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Occurrence of Photobacterium leiognathi, as the bait organ symbiont in frogfish Antennarius hispidus
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| Creator |
Ramaiah, N.
Chandramohan, D. |
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| Description |
Bait organs of the frogfish Antennarius hispidus, collected from a coralline habitat off Bombay, Maharashtra, India from the depth of about 50 m, were luminescent and revealed the exclusive presence of luminous bacterium Photobacterium leiognathi. Occurrence of P. leiognathi as the bait organ symbiont of A. hispidus is the first report. Being very strong mimics of their surrounding, frogfishes may couple the bacterial bioluminescence originating from their bait organs with that of their camouflaging ability for the purpose of: (a) luring smaller prey and (b) evading the attention of aggressive or larger predators. The scanty distribution of P. leiognathi in the water column of both coastal and offshore environs of the Arabian Sea is also highlighted
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2009-05-08T08:54:34Z
2009-05-08T08:54:34Z 1992 |
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Journal Article
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Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol.21; 210-211p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2938 |
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en
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Copyright [1992]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
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NISCAIR, New Delhi
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