Occurrence of a rare coral fish Cheilinus undulatus
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Occurrence of a rare coral fish Cheilinus undulatus |
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Nair, Rekha J
Kuriakose, Somy Dinesh Kumar, S |
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Rare occurrence
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Description |
A single specimen of Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus (Ruppell, 1835) was landed at Cochin Fisheries Harbour (Kerala) on 23.10.2010 by hooks and lines operated off Lakshadweep. The fish measured 471.5 mm in total length and weighed 1.9 kg. The Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus (Riippell, 1835), also known as Napoleon wrasse, is the biggest member of the family Labridae and a giant among reef fishes. |
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ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
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2010
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Article
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text
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16198/1/CMFRI_NL_2010_127_9_1.pdf
Nair, Rekha J and Kuriakose, Somy and Dinesh Kumar, S (2010) Occurrence of a rare coral fish Cheilinus undulatus. CMFRI Newsletter Cadalmin (127). p. 9. |
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