NOTES ON EGGS, LARVJE AND JUVENILES OF FISHES FROM INDIAN WATERS 1. Xiphias Gladius Linnaeus

Abstract

Since December 1957 plankton collections were being made from the West
Coast and Wadge Bank during the cruises of the Research Vessel " Kalava "
of the Indo-Norwegian Project which is utilised by the Central Marine
Fisheries Research Station for oceanographic and fisheries investigations on a
co-operative basis. During a cruise to Minicoy and some other islands of the
Laccadive Archipelago in February 1958 I was able to collect a number of
eggs, larv£e and juveniles of fishes. In the meanwhile I have had also the
occasion to examine the larval and juvenile fishes collected from the Indian
Ocean by the Danish " Dana " expedition of 1928-30 which were placed
at my disposal some time ago for study. While the " Dana" collection
will be treated separately, reference will be made to it whenever comparison
is necessary, when dealing with other collections.