SOME DEFORMITIES NOTICED IN THE INDIAN MACKEREL, RASTRELLIGER KANAGURTA (CUVIER)


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  • A Noble Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

Abstract

Eight spscimens of abnormal mackerel caught at Cochin are described. Three of
them had deformed tails. One was hunchbacked. Two had unusually long mandibles,
while another one had a short mandible and a freak maxilla. The last specimen had an
anomalous anal fin. The occurrence of abnormality was one in eight hundred. Irregularity
in the caudal region was the most common abnormality.

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Author Biography

  • A Noble, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

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Vol. 18 No. 1 & 2 (1971)

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How to Cite

Noble, A. (2011). SOME DEFORMITIES NOTICED IN THE INDIAN MACKEREL, RASTRELLIGER KANAGURTA (CUVIER). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 18(1 & 2), 187-191. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/13183