OBSERVATION ON THE OCCURRENCE OF DIMORPHIC FORMS OF PSETTODES ERUMEI (BLOCH AND SCHN. ), AN INDIAN HALIBUT


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  • M Das Dept. of Zoology, Ravenshaw College, Cuttack- 753 003, Orissa, India
  • B Mishra Dept. of Zoology, Ravenshaw College, Cuttack- 753 003, Orissa, India

Abstract

Fishes belonging to order Pleuronectiformesare highly peculiar in appearance dueto the presence of both the eyes on one sideof the head the other side being blind. In thefamilies Bothidae and Cynoglossidae, eyesare present on the left side, whereas in thefamilies Pleuronectidae and Soleidae, theeyes are located on the right side of the head(Day, 1878; Norman,1934).

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  • M Das, Dept. of Zoology, Ravenshaw College, Cuttack- 753 003, Orissa, India
    Dept. of Zoology, Ravenshaw College, Cuttack- 753 003, Orissa, India
  • B Mishra, Dept. of Zoology, Ravenshaw College, Cuttack- 753 003, Orissa, India
    Dept. of Zoology, Ravenshaw College, Cuttack- 753 003, Orissa, India

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Das, M., & Mishra, B. (2011). OBSERVATION ON THE OCCURRENCE OF DIMORPHIC FORMS OF PSETTODES ERUMEI (BLOCH AND SCHN. ), AN INDIAN HALIBUT. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 36(4), 337-338. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/10658