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Mullidae: Goatfishes

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8513/
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/y4162e/y4162e32.pdf
 
Title Mullidae: Goatfishes
 
Creator Kumaran, M
Randall, J E
 
Subject Goat Fishes
 
Description Body elongate arid somewhat compressed. Two long unbranched barbels on chin; mouth low on head, the lower jaw inferior, the gape slightly diagonal; dentition variable but teeth conical, either in villiform bands or in 1 or 2 rows, never as enlarged canines (except slightly enlarged in adult males of the Atlantic Pseudupeneus). Two well-separated dorsal fins, the first of 7 or 8 (usually 8) slender spines (first spine often very small), the second of 9 rays (first unbranched); anal fin with 1 spine and 6 rays; caudal fin deeply forked, with 13 branched rays. Scales finely cterioid; head and body completely scaled (except preorbital region of some Upeneus), the number of nearvertical scale rows from upper end of gill opening to base of caudal fin 27 to 39
 
Publisher FAO
 
Date 1983
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8513/1/M_Kumaran_Mullidae_FAO_Species_Identification_Sheets.pdf
Kumaran, M and Randall, J E (1983) Mullidae: Goatfishes. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing area 51). pp. 1-3.