First record of the silver-cheeked toad fish Lagocephalus scleratus (Gmelin, 1789) (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontidae) from Chennai coastal waters, Southeast India

The silver-cheeked toad fish, Lagocephalus scleratus, was recorded for the first time on 25 September 2014. Two specimens of this fish species were collected from the by-catch landed by a commercial deep-sea trawler at Kasimedu Fishing Harbour, Chennai coast, Southeast India. The morphometric and me...

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Main Authors: Krishnan Silambarasan, Krishnamurthy Sujatha, Arumugam Sundaramanickam, Elumalai Rajalakshmi, Arokia Doss Anitha Joice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BdFISH 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Fisheries
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Online Access:http://journal.bdfish.org/index.php/fisheries/article/view/200