Note on the slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) landed at Chinnapalam (Pamban), south-east coast of India
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Note on the slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) landed at Chinnapalam (Pamban), south-east coast of India |
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Ramamoorthy, N
Vinod, K Gopakumar, G |
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Fish landing
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The slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis (Family: Molidae) is the only member of the genus Ranzania, found globally in tropical and temperate seas. They are oceanic and found in depths ranging from 1 to 140 m. The slender sunfish is the most elongate species of sunfish and the maximum reported size is 100 cm (total length). R. laevis lack a true tail and instead has a clavus. |
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
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2012
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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/9308/1/89.pdf
Ramamoorthy, N and Vinod, K and Gopakumar, G (2012) Note on the slender sunfish, Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) landed at Chinnapalam (Pamban), south-east coast of India. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (211). p. 10. |
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