OCCURRENCE OF XENOBALANUS GLOBICIPITIS (STEENSTRUP) ON THE FINLESS BLACK PORPOISE, NEOMERIS PHOCOENOIDES IN INDIAN SEAS


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Authors

  • M Devaraj Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp.
  • P Sam Bennet Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp.

Abstract

Previous record of Xenobalanus globicipitis in Indian Ocean is from the
South African coast (Natal and Saldhana Bay). A specimen of X. globicipitis,
22.5 mm in length, was found attached to the fluke of a finless black porpoise
(Neomeris phocoenoides) caught oflE Karwar by R. V. Varuna, and this finding
extends considerably the known range of distribution of this species.

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Author Biographies

  • M Devaraj, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp.
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp.
  • P Sam Bennet, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp.
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp.

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Vol. 21 No. 2 (1974)

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How to Cite

Devaraj, M., & Bennet, P. S. (2011). OCCURRENCE OF XENOBALANUS GLOBICIPITIS (STEENSTRUP) ON THE FINLESS BLACK PORPOISE, NEOMERIS PHOCOENOIDES IN INDIAN SEAS. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 21(2), 579-581. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/12337