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First record of two-spot razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) from Visakhapatnam waters

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Title First record of two-spot razorfish,
Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) from
Visakhapatnam waters
 
Creator Veena, S
Dhanraju, K
Das, Madhumita
Padmajarani, S
Suresh, R D
Maheswarudu, G
 
Subject New record
Fish Taxonomy
 
Description The two-spot razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829), of
the family Labridae is being reported for the first time from
Visakhapatnam waters. A single specimen was collected from
the fishing harbour at Visakhapatnam on 22 March, 2012. The
total length and the weight of the recorded specimen were 196
mm and 43.7 g. Morphometric and meristic measurements
were taken, photographed and the specimen was deposited in
the Museum of Visakhapatnam Regional Centre of CMFRI. The
present finding highlights the occurrence of this species in
Visakhapatnam waters.
 
Date 2012
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9699/1/First_record_of_two_spot_razor_fish.pdf
Veena, S and Dhanraju, K and Das, Madhumita and Padmajarani, S and Suresh, R D and Maheswarudu, G (2012) First record of two-spot razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) from Visakhapatnam waters. Journal of Marine Biological Association of India, 54 (2). pp. 97-98.