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Systematics and comparative Osteology of Indian lizard fishes (Saurida spp.)

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Title Systematics and comparative Osteology of
Indian lizard fishes (Saurida spp.)
 
Creator Rao, K Venkatasubba
 
Subject Lizard Fishes
 
Description Brief descriptions of the four species of Saurida, VIZ., S. turnbil, S. unlosquatnis,
S. longimanus and S. gracilis are given along with a key for their identification.
A comparative study of different morphological and osteological characteristics
of the first three species from Waltair coast showed that they exhibit
marked similarity in many characters but differ in respect of some characters
by which they can be distinguished. S. undosquarni, and S. longitnunus resemble
each other closely in respect of most of the characters and stand apart from
S. tutnbil. An osteologlcal key for the identification of the three species is given.
A campaison of specimens of tunlbil and undosquamis of Bay of Bengal with
those of East China and Japan seas indicatled that these species from Indian
and Japanese waters may represent different races.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1977
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/830/1/Article_20.pdf
Rao, K Venkatasubba (1977) Systematics and comparative Osteology of Indian lizard fishes (Saurida spp.). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 24 (1&2). pp. 143-171.