New record of sixgill sting ray Hexatrygon bickelli Heemstra and Smith, 1980 from south-west coast of India


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Authors

  • C Babu
  • S Ramachandran
  • Benjamin C Varghese

Abstract

The sixgill sting ray Hexatrygon bickelli Heemstra and Smith,1980 was recorded from south-west coast of India for the first time, based on a single specimen caught during the regular demersal fishery resource survey conducted by Fishery Survey of India in the area of lat. 10° 44.3’ N, long. 74°14.7’ E at 508 m depth. The present specimen identified has seven gill slits on the right side instead of six gill slits reported for other Hexatrygon species

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Vol. 58 No. 2 (2011)

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Babu, C., Ramachandran, S., & Varghese, B. C. (2011). New record of sixgill sting ray Hexatrygon bickelli Heemstra and Smith, 1980 from south-west coast of India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 58(2), 137-139. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/7351