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On the occurrence of Steinegeria rubescens Jordan and Evermann (Brammae : Pisces) in the Indian Ocean

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Title On the occurrence of Steinegeria rubescens Jordan and Evermann (Brammae : Pisces) in the Indian Ocean
 
Creator Luther, G
 
Subject Fish and Fisheries
 
Description One specimen of Steinegeria rubescens Jordan and Evermann (Plate, fig. 1) measuring 618 mm. standard length (682 mm. fork length) was landed on 1-3-1962 at Port Blair (Andamans) along with other fishes including Thunnus(Neothunnus) itosibi, T. (N.) macropterus, Katsuwonus pelamis, Xiphias gladius, Histiophorus spp., and Isurus glaucus by a small powered boat equipped with long-lines, fiihing off Chowra Island (08° 27' N. Lat., and 93° 02' E. Long.). As the present report is the first record of occurrence of Steinegeria rubescens in the Indian Ocean some
details of the specimen are given in this account. The specimen has been deposited in the Reference Collection Museum of the Central Marine Fisheries Research
Institute, Mandapam Camp (Reg. No. CMFRl-F 178/492).
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1966
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1518/1/Luther_354-356.pdf
Luther, G (1966) On the occurrence of Steinegeria rubescens Jordan and Evermann (Brammae : Pisces) in the Indian Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 8 (2). pp. 354-356.