An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal
Author
Yennawar, Prasanna
Author
Mohapatra, Anil
Author
Tudu, Prasad Chandra
text
Records of the Zoological Survey of India
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http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289
journal article
10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289
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Lutjanus malabaricus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Malabar
red snapper (Figure 27)
Material examined
:
1 ex.
,
08.06.2011
, Mohana, Digha, Reg
No.
MARC
/ZSI/F1829.
Description
: D: 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Body relatively deep, dorsal profile of head steeply sloped; tongue smooth, without teeth;caudal fin truncate. Body red, pale in lower part; fins reddish; black band on caudal peduncle. Caught mainly by handlines, very common, commercially important and excellent food fish.
Distribution
: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea to
Fiji
, north to southern
Japan
, south to
Australia
.
Remarks
: The fish is highly commercial, gamefish, ornamental. Size:
100 cm
.