Of the 21 species of silverbellies known from the Indian seas Leiognathus bindus, L. lineolatus, L. brevtrostris, L. splendens, L. dussurnieri, L. equulus, L. daura, L. blochi, Secutor insidiator, S. ruconius and Gazza minuta are are known to occur along the Kakinada coast

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ISSN 0;'f,4-3e0 X r ^ S ^ ^ VEtOSOF ISLODIOUSSEDVICEI \ TOTHt / surdEniRCEai MARINE FISHERIES INFORMATION SERVICE AUGUST. ;>EPTEPBi:-!R 199? . t TT^ TECHNICAL AND »l<=ic41 EXTENSION SERIES % ^ ^ t ^ ^FT^^ xnir^=JT^ft CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES 3T^5FtsTFT ^FrF«rr=T RESEARCH INSTITUTE " ^ F T , ^TTTTT C O C H I N , INDIA INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH First report of a species of silverbelly, Leiognathus smithursti. (Ramsay and Ogilby) from Kakinada coast* Of the 21 species of silverbellies known from the Indian seas Leiognathus bindus, L. lineolatus, L. brevtrostris, L. splendens, L. dussurnieri, L. equulus, L. daura, L. blochi, Secutor insidiator, S. ruconius and Gazza minuta are are known to occur along the Kakinada coast. During the routine field observation on 4 .7 .1996 one m a t u r i n g female specimen of" Leiognathus smithursti was collected from trawl catches at Kakinada along with several specimens of L. bindus, L. lineolatus, L. splendens and L. equulus. Thi.s species was first reported from the Indian waters by James, P.S.B.R. in 1967 (J. mar. biol Ass. India, 9: 300-302) in the Palk Bay. Subsequently this species has not been reported from anywhere else along the Indian coasts. The present collection, therefore extends the distribution of this species northward to the Andhra coast. Fig. 1. Leiognathus Smithursti. 15 The SEdient details of the specimen (Fig. 1) are: reaching to upper caudal lobe. The second anal spine Total length 144 mm, depth 57 mm, weight 40 g, D. also produced, its tip reaching middle of caudal Vlll, 16; A. Ill, 14; second dorsal spine produced, its tip peduncle. * Reported by P. Ramalingam, Kakinada Researcli Centre of CMFRI, Kakinada - 533 004, India. 16 

First report of a species of silverbelly, Leiognathus smithursti (Ramsay and Ogilby) from Kakinada coast

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First report of a species of silverbelly, Leiognathus smithursti (Ramsay and Ogilby) from Kakinada coast

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