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Dolphin fishes

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3291/
 
Title Dolphin fishes
 
Creator Pillai, P K Mahadevan
 
Subject Marine Mammals
Dolphins
 
Description Dolphins are the true mammals of the seas and are larger pelagic species of the high seas living in tropical and temperate waters. They were popularly termed dolphin fishes. It possesses the combination of various unique characters. Mammals and fishes live in the same area but also have a similarity in shape and in the habit of jumping above water. They were caught by trolling lines, they are also landed by purse-seiners and floating traps.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 1980-07
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3291/1/Article_04.pdf
Pillai, P K Mahadevan (1980) Dolphin fishes. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 21. pp. 6-7.