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First record of the Oman cuttlefish, Sepia omani Adam and Rees, 1966 from Maharashtra waters

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Title First record of the Oman cuttlefish, Sepia omani Adam and Rees, 1966
from Maharashtra waters
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Creator Sundaram,Sujit
 
Subject First record
Oman cuttlefish
Sepia Maharashtra
 
Description Not Available
Many new records of cephalopods are reported
from Maharashtra waters over the years. A new entrant
of cuttlefish, Sepia omani Adam and Rees,
1966 (Fig. 1) was observed in trawl catches at New
Ferry Wharf, Mumbai. The depth of operation was
about 30-40 m at 70-80 km north of Mumbai coast.The
species was observed in the catch in April 2009. The
dorsal mantle length of the species landed ranged from
40 to 75 mm with corresponding weight ranging from
17.66 to 59.73 g. According to Jereb et al. (2005) the
maximum mantle length of this species is100 mm.The
occurrence of S. omani is reported for the first time
from Maharashtra waters.
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Date 2021-09-16T06:09:47Z
2021-09-16T06:09:47Z
2011
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/62795
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute