A  RECORD OF NATURAL PEARL OYSTER  PTERIA BREVILATA (DUNKER, 1873) (FAMILY: PTERIIDAE) WITH NATURAL PEARL FROM KAYALPATTINAM COAST OF GULF OF MANNAR, SOUTH EAST  COAST OF  INDIA

T. Vaitheeswaran; N. Jayakumar; V.K. Venkataramani

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v9i5.156544

Authors

T. Vaitheeswaran Department of Fisheries Biology and Resource Management, Fisheries College and Research Institute Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Thoothukudi - 628 008
N. Jayakumar Department of Fisheries Biology and Resource Management, Fisheries College and Research Institute Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Thoothukudi - 628 008
V.K. Venkataramani Department of Fisheries Biology and Resource Management, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Thoothukudi - 628 008

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v9i5.156544

Keywords:

Pteria brevilata, Pteriidae, First record Kadyalpattinam coast of Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India

Abstract

The natural pearl oyster of Pteria brevilata species was recorded for the first time from Kayalpattinam coast of Gulf of Mannar. A specimen with pearls was collected as an incidental by-catch in the trawl fisheries, from the Kayalpattinam coast of Gulf of Mannar, South east coast of India between 08º 33’ 41.73" N lat. 78º 07’ 55.54" E long and 08º 33’ 41.28" N lat. 78º 07’ 55.58" at a depth of 10-15m.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Beer, A.C. & Southgate, P.C. (2000). Collection of pearl oyster (family Pteriidae) spat at Orpheus Island Great Barrier Reef (Australia). Journal of Shellfish Research 19: 821- 826

Bhavanarayana., P.V., and B. Raghunath, (1973). Current Science, 42: 859

Deepak Apte, (1998). The Book of Indian shells. Bombay Natural History Society, 113pp.

Farell, S., Arizmendi, E., McLaurin, D. & Nava, M. (1998). “Perlas de Guaymas”: An update on the first commercial marine pearl farm on the American continent, ‘Aquaculture ‘98’ Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, 171 p.

George, C. D. (1978). The pearl. A report to the Government of Papua New Guinea, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the Asian Development Bank. Samarai, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. 169 p.

Hornell, J., (1906). Rep Ceylon Marine Biology Laboratory, pt.2: 42-53.

Hornell, J., (1909). Report to Govt. of Baroda on the marine Zoology of Okhamanda in Kathiawar, pt. I, 43-103.

Hornell, J., (1949). Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 48: 543-569.

Jones., S., (1970). Proc. Symp. Mollusca, pt. III: 906-918. Marine Biology Association India, 12 – 16 Jan. 1968, Cochin.

Kiefert, L., McLaurin-Moreno, D., Arizmendi, E., Hanni, H.A. & Elen, S. (2004). Cultured pearls from the Gulf of California, Mexico. Gems Gemmology, 40, 26-38.

Kunz., G. F. and C. H. Stevenson. (1908). The book of the pearl: the history, art, science and industry of the queen of gems. The Century Company, New York. 548 p.

McElroy., S. (1990). The Japanese pearl market. Infofish International. 90(6): 17-23.

Moses, S.T. (1939). The recent’ placuna pearl fishery in Baroda and some notes on the window-pane oyster. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 41: 119-122.

Nguyen Ngoc Thach, (2005). Shells of Vietnam. 336 pp + 91 color plates.

Rai., H. S., (1932). Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 35: 826 – 847.

Ruiz-Rubio, H., Acosta-Salmón, H., Olivera, A., Southgate, P. C. & Rangel-Dávalos, C. (2006). The influence of culture method and culture period on quality of half-pearls (‘mabé’) from the winged pearl oyster, Pteria sterna, Gould,1851.Aquaculture, 254: 269-274.

Velayudhan., T. S. and A. D. Gandhi. (1937). Morphology and anatomy of Indian pearl oyster, p.4-12. In K. Alagarswami (ed.) Pearl culture. Bulletin of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute No.39

Ward, F., (1985). The pearl National Geography 188(2): 193-222.

Yu, X. & Wang, M. (2004). The farming and pearl cultivating from wing oyster Pteria penguin in southern China. ‘Aquaculture 2004’ Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society. 665 p