While instances of hermaphroditism are known
to occur in the European mackerel (Scomber
scombrus L. no such cases are on record
fcr the Indinn mackerel, Rastrelliger canagurta.
It is interesting to report, therefore, the occurrence
of a single hermaphrodite specimen of
R. canagurta in a sample taken from the fish
market at Karwar and reported to have been
caught at Majali, seven miles north of 'Karwar
on 25th March 1958
