Rare occurrence of Reinhardt’s cranch squid Liocranchia reinhardti (Cephalopod: Cranchiidae) from southeastern Arabian Sea

Not Available Single individual of the rare cranchiid squid Liocranchia reinhardti belonging to the Cranchiidae family was caught in a bottom trawl operated at 80 m in southeastern Arabian Sea. The morphometric measurements and indices of the specimen are provided. Statolith microstructure analysis...

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Main Authors: Mohamed,K S, Jestin Joy,K M, Venkatesan,V, Vidya,R, Alloycious,P S, Saji Kumar,K K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Marine Biological Association of India, Kochi 2017
Subjects:
Cranchiid squid
glass squid
Arabian Sea
Statolith
mesopelagic
DML
Online Access:http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63950
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Summary:Not Available Single individual of the rare cranchiid squid Liocranchia reinhardti belonging to the Cranchiidae family was caught in a bottom trawl operated at 80 m in southeastern Arabian Sea. The morphometric measurements and indices of the specimen are provided. Statolith microstructure analysis revealed that the L. reinhardti with 118 mm dorsal mantle length (DML) had an age of 71 days with growth rate of 1.66 mm DML/day. Not Available

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