Report on two types of leptocephalus-eel from Vellar Estuary (Bay of Bengal)
Two types of leptocephalus-eel, identified as ophichthyid larva and Muraenesox cinereus, collected from the Vellar estuary, India, are described. M. cinereus larvae are common in the estuary during November-January whereas ophichthyid larvae are very rare, collected on one occasion (January) only.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1986
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| Subjects: | Biology, distribution records, animal morphology, Muraenesox cinereus, brackish, Vellar estuary, Bay of Bengal, India, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/31710 |
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| Summary: | Two types of leptocephalus-eel, identified as ophichthyid larva and Muraenesox cinereus, collected from the Vellar estuary, India, are described. M. cinereus larvae are common in the estuary during November-January whereas ophichthyid larvae are very rare, collected on one occasion (January) only. |
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