The first record of southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi from northern Oman Sea, Iran
This report provides the first record of the Mola ramsayi from the northern Oman Sea, Iranian waters. The order Tetradontiformes contain the Molidae family that is a diverse marine fish group and contains eight families, 64 genera, and 320 species. Ocean sunfish or molas belong to the family Molidae...
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ftaquaticcommons:oai:generic.eprints.org:22683 2023-05-15T18:25:21+02:00 The first record of southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi from northern Oman Sea, Iran Yasemi, M. Nazari Bejgan, A.R. 2014 application/pdf http://aquaticcommons.org/22683/ http://aquaticcommons.org/22683/1/IFRO-v13n1p242-en.pdf en eng http://aquaticcommons.org/22683/1/IFRO-v13n1p242-en.pdf Yasemi, M. and Nazari Bejgan, A.R. (2014) The first record of southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi from northern Oman Sea, Iran. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences, 13(1), pp. 242-246. Biology Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftaquaticcommons 2020-02-27T09:30:44Z This report provides the first record of the Mola ramsayi from the northern Oman Sea, Iranian waters. The order Tetradontiformes contain the Molidae family that is a diverse marine fish group and contains eight families, 64 genera, and 320 species. Ocean sunfish or molas belong to the family Molidae. These species are epipelagic in nature. The molid species are characterized in having a distinctive laterally compressed shape, two fused teeth in jaws, no spines in dorsal and anal fins, no caudal peduncle; caudal fin lost; posterior and end of body reduced to a leathery flap or pseudo-caudal (clavus). . In the present study, we record M. ramsayi for the first time from the northern Oman Sea, Iranian waters; and it is the fourth record for this species from the northern hemisphere and the third for the Oman Sea as the study area. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC): Aquatic Commons Molid ENVELOPE(14.762,14.762,66.997,66.997) Southern Ocean |
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This report provides the first record of the Mola ramsayi from the northern Oman Sea, Iranian waters. The order Tetradontiformes contain the Molidae family that is a diverse marine fish group and contains eight families, 64 genera, and 320 species. Ocean sunfish or molas belong to the family Molidae. These species are epipelagic in nature. The molid species are characterized in having a distinctive laterally compressed shape, two fused teeth in jaws, no spines in dorsal and anal fins, no caudal peduncle; caudal fin lost; posterior and end of body reduced to a leathery flap or pseudo-caudal (clavus). . In the present study, we record M. ramsayi for the first time from the northern Oman Sea, Iranian waters; and it is the fourth record for this species from the northern hemisphere and the third for the Oman Sea as the study area. |
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The first record of southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi from northern Oman Sea, Iran |
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The first record of southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi from northern Oman Sea, Iran |
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The first record of southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi from northern Oman Sea, Iran |
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The first record of southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi from northern Oman Sea, Iran |
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The first record of southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi from northern Oman Sea, Iran |
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first record of southern ocean sunfish, mola ramsayi from northern oman sea, iran |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/22683/1/IFRO-v13n1p242-en.pdf Yasemi, M. and Nazari Bejgan, A.R. (2014) The first record of southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi from northern Oman Sea, Iran. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences, 13(1), pp. 242-246. |
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