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Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14913/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/12412/ |
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Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)
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| Creator |
Megarajan, Sekhar
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| Subject |
Mariculture
Groupers |
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| Description |
The giant grouper is characterized by its huge adult size, robust body, body depth of about 2.3- 3.4 times of standard length (SL). Head length is 2.2-2.7 times in standard length, inter-orbital area is flat to slightly convex, preopercle is rounded. Eyes small; eye diameter 5.8-14 in head length; maxilla reaches past vertical at rear edge of eye; mid-lateral part of lower jaw is with 2 or 3 rows of teeth (for 20-25 cm SL fish) and increasing to 15-16 rows in a fish of 177 cm standard length. Gill rakers of juveniles are 8-10 on upper limb, 14-17 on lower limb; rudiments in adults are difficult to distinguish from the bony plates covering the gill arch.
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ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
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| Date |
2017
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Book Section
PeerReviewed |
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text
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en
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| Identifier |
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14913/1/Epinephelus%20lanceolatus.pdf
Megarajan, Sekhar (2017) Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790). In: Prioritized Species for Mariculture in India. ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 273-279. ISBN 978-93-82263-14-2 |
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