OSTEOLOGY AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SPANKH MACKERELS AND SEERFISHES OF THE TRIBE SCOMBEROMORINI


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Authors

  • M Devaraj Regional Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Camp

Abstract

Scomberomorus chtnensis appears intermediate between AeanthocyHium and
the other species of Scomberomorus as well as a primitive species of .the genus
from which two groups of seeriisbes diverged, the cavalla group consisting of S.
commenon and J, cavalla, aiid the guttatus group consisting of S. guttatus, S.
koreanus, S. linecdafus, S. maculatus and'5. regalis. Within the latter group, S.
guttatus and S. koreanus are more closely related to each other. S. lineolatus
possesses 'many characteristics intermediate, between the two groups. The cavalla
group is very closely related to Acanthocybium and the major difterenoe lies in the
vertebral count. Specialized characters ot each species are pointed out.

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Author Biography

  • M Devaraj, Regional Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Camp
    Regional Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute,
    Mandapam Camp

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Vol. 22 No. 1 & 2 (1975)

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Devaraj, M. (2011). OSTEOLOGY AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SPANKH MACKERELS AND SEERFISHES OF THE TRIBE SCOMBEROMORINI. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 22(1 & 2), 1-67. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/12214