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On the rare occurrence of a sawfish at Kanyakumari
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4161/
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On the rare occurrence of a sawfish at Kanyakumari
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Joel, J J
Ebenezer, I P |
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Rare occurrence
Elasmobranch Fisheries Fish landing |
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A large-tooth sawfish Pristis microdon Lathem, 1794 (Elasmobranchii: Rajiformes: Pristidae), locally known as aathu iluppa or kombu suraave got entangled in a bottom-set gillnet, Kalraal valai, operated for lobsters on the forenoon of 19-10-1996 behind Vivekananda Rock Memorial, 1 km east of Kanyakumari at 15m depth. This specimen, a female measuring 363 cm in total length and 280 kg weight was landed at Chinnamuttom Fisheries Harbour, 2 km north of Kanyakumari (Fig.l) and was transported for sale to Thoothoor, The caudal and the two dorsal fins which have great export value were sold for Rs. 5,530/- and the remaining portion fetched Rs. 9,500/-.
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CMFRI, Kochi
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1999
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4161/1/Article_11.pdf
Joel, J J and Ebenezer, I P (1999) On the rare occurrence of a sawfish at Kanyakumari. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 161. pp. 19-20. |
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