First Record of Anophthalmic Large Scaled Terapon, Terapon theraps Cuvier 1829 in Trawl Landings from Versova, Mumbai, India
R.K. Renjith1*, A.K. Jaiswar2, S.K. Chakraborty2, K.V. Rajendran2, A.T. Landge2 and G.B. Sreekanth3
1Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin-682 029, Kerala, India
2Central Institute of Fisheries Education (Deemed University), Panch Marg, Off Yari Road, Andheri (West), Versova, Mumbai -400 061, Maharashtra, India
3ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Ela, Old Goa -403 402, Goa, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:
Anophthalmia is recorded for the first time in Terapont heraps. The specimen was caught by trawl net at Versova, northwest coast of India. Mature female Terapont heraps weighing 58.78 gm and 13.06 cm total length. Comparison of anophthalmic specimen with a normal specimen could not show significant variation in morphometric and meristic traits and the deformity may be congenital which has not affected growth and physiology of fish
Keywords: Anophthalmia, Terapont heraps, Left eye, Growth, Physiology
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Renjith, R.K., A.K. Jaiswar, S.K. Chakraborty, K.V. Rajendran, A.T. Landge, and Sreekanth, G.B. 2018. First Record of Anophthalmic Large Scaled Terapon, Terapon theraps Cuvier 1829 in Trawl Landings from Versova, Mumbai, India.
Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 7(5): 429-434. doi:
https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.705.055
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