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Novel records of three remoras from Andaman and Nicobar waters, India

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Title Novel records of three remoras from Andaman and Nicobar waters, India
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Creator Shirke, S. S.
Nashad, M.
Varghese, S. P.
Mohamed Hatha
Monalisha Devi, S.
Ramalingam Lakshmanaperumal
 
Subject White suckerfish
Marlin sucker
Spearfish remora
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 
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Present study reports three remoras viz. marlin sucker Remora osteochir (Cuvier, 1829), spearfish remora. R. brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) and white suckerfish, R. albescens (Temminck and Schlegel, 1850) from Andaman and Nicobar waters. Remora brachyptera was found attached on the body surface of Indo pacific sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792) hooked in tuna longline operated in and around Andaman and Nicobar waters and R. osteochir was collected from the body surface of Indo-Pacific blue marlin Makaira mazara (Jordan & Snyder, 1901). While R. albescens was recovered from the gill chamber of devil fish Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788) and it is a new host and geographic record for R. albescens. Detailed morphological description and comparison with earlier records were provided.
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Date 2021-03-04T05:53:35Z
2021-03-04T05:53:35Z
2020-12-30
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Shirke, S. S., Nashad, M., Varghese, S. P., Mohamed Hatha, Monalisha Devi, S., Ramalingam Lakshmanaperumal (2020) Novel records of three remoras from Andaman and Nicobar waters, India. FishTaxa.18: 30-38
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/45794
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Fishtaxa