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Underwater ecological observations in the Gulf of Mannar off Tuticorin-VI. On The Habitat, Movements and Breeding Habits of the Chank, Xancus pyrum (Linnaeus)

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Title Underwater ecological observations in the Gulf of Mannar off Tuticorin-VI. On The Habitat, Movements and Breeding Habits of the
Chank, Xancus pyrum (Linnaeus)
 
Creator Mahadevan, S
Nayar, K Nagappan
 
Subject Underwater study
 
Description While carrying out the underwater survey of the sea bottom off the coast of Tuticorin the habitat and movements of chanks, their copulating habits and the process of spawning were carefully observed by the present authors for the first time. It was felt that the following account of observations would be of some interest.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1966
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1691/1/Mahadevan_213-218.pdf
Mahadevan, S and Nayar, K Nagappan (1966) Underwater ecological observations in the Gulf of Mannar off Tuticorin-VI. On The Habitat, Movements and Breeding Habits of the Chank, Xancus pyrum (Linnaeus). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 8 (1). pp. 213-217.