An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal
Author
Yennawar, Prasanna
Author
Mohapatra, Anil
Author
Tudu, Prasad Chandra
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India
2017
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22.
Rachycentron canadum
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Cobia (Figure 23)
Materials examined
:
4 ex.
,
26.06.2011
;
Mohana
,
Digha
;
Reg No.
MARC
/ZSI/F1849
.
Description
: D: VII, 26-33; A: II, 22-28. Head broad and depressed. First dorsal fin with short but strong isolated spines, not connected by a membrane. Caudal fin lunate in adults, upper lobe longer than lower. Back and sides dark brown, with 2 sharply defined narrow silvery bands.
Distribution
: Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters, Western Atlantic, Eastern Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific.
Remarks
: The fish has minor commercial value & gamefish. Size:
200 cm
.