Siganus canaliculatus (Park, 1797)
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Title |
Siganus canaliculatus (Park, 1797)
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Creator |
Ignatius, Boby
Imelda, Joseph Megarajan, Sekhar |
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Subject |
Mariculture
Ribbon fishes |
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Description |
The body is compressed and slender. Snout is blunt and anterior nostril has a long flap in juveniles which disappears in adult fish. A forward-directed spine is present in front of dorsal fin. Dorsal fin rays are banded. The caudal fin is almost emarginated in specimens under 10 cm standard length and forked in larger fish. Scales are minute with 21-27 scale rows between lateral line and base of anterior dorsal spines. Cheeks are scaleless. |
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Publisher |
ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
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Date |
2017
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Type |
Book Section
PeerReviewed |
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Format |
text
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Language |
en
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Identifier |
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14995/1/Siganus%20canaliculatus.pdf
Ignatius, Boby and Imelda, Joseph and Megarajan, Sekhar (2017) Siganus canaliculatus (Park, 1797). In: Prioritized Species for Mariculture in India. ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 145-151. ISBN 978-93-82263-14-2 |
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