On the identification of the early developmental stages of clupeiform fishes from Indian waters

Among about 65 species of clupeiform fishes present in the seas around India, most are distributed along both the east and west coasts and have similar spawning seasons and spawning grounds. The most difficult problem experienced with regard to the identification of their early developmental stages is the overlapping sets of diagnostic features among many species within the same genus as well as among species belonging to two or more genera. From studies carried out recently, the present paper sites a few instances wherein certain subtle characters have been used for distinguishing the early developmental stages of a few allied species.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bensam, P.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:Biology, identification, developmental stages, animal morphology, Clupeiformes, marine, India,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/31793
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