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First record of the glass octopus Vitreledonella richardi (Cephalopoda: Vitreledonellidae) from the Arabian Sea

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Title First record of the glass octopus
Vitreledonella richardi (Cephalopoda:
Vitreledonellidae) from the Arabian Sea
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Creator Venkatesan,V
Jeyabaskaran,R
Mohammed,Abbas A
Mohamed,K S
Saji Kumar,K K
 
Subject Vitreledonella richardi
Arabian Sea
Lower beak, Glass octopus
 
Description Not Available
Background: Arabian Sea considered as one of the richest region of oceanic cephalopods. On conflicting information
related to species diversity is still scare.
Result: This work presents the first report of a paralarvae of glass octopus Vitreledonella richardi from the Arabian Sea.
A single specimen was collected during dusk by Isaacs-Kidd midwater trawl net on 28 February 2015. (Horizon of
150 m at 09° 52′ 30″ N; 73° 37′ 22″ E, bottom depth: 2005 m). A description of the specimen is provided.
Conclusion: Record of this rare squid, from Arabian Sea is an addition to the cephalopod fauna of India.
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Date 2021-09-17T05:37:28Z
2021-09-17T05:37:28Z
2016
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
1755-2672
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63688
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available
 
Publisher Marine Biological Association of United Kingdom