A female dolphin, Stenella longirostris, was

stranded in dead condition near Thalikulam Landing

Centre (Thrissur District, Kerala) on 25.04.200

Baby, K G

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Unusual landing of Trachinocephalus myops by trawlers atVisakhapatnam Fishing HarbourMadhumita DasVisakhapatnam Regional Centre of CMFRI, VisakhapatnamOn 7.11.2008 unusual landings of the lizardfishTrachinocephalus myops (bluntnose lizardfish) wasrecorded at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour bymultiday trawlers. The lizardfish landings atVisakhapatnam Harbour is usually dominated bySaurida undosquamis and Saurida tumbil. However,other lizardfishes viz., S. micropectoralis,S. longimanus and T. myops are also recorded.Occurrence of T. myops along the coast ofVisakhapatnam is seasonal. During the year2006-'07 the annual average production of T. myopswas 2.4% of the total lizardfish production atVisakhapatnam. Females ranged in size from 136 to228 mm and males from 142 to 145 mm in total length.Fig. 1. Trachinocephalus myopsStranding of a Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) at Thalikulam Landing Centre,Thrissur District, KeralaK. G. BabyCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, KochiA female dolphin, Stenella longirostris, wasstranded in dead condition near Thalikulam LandingCentre (Thrissur District, Kerala) on 25.04.2009(Fig. 1). The animal weighed around 80 kg, lengthof body was 198 cm and it was found insemi-decomposed condition.Fig. 1. Dead stranded specimen of Stenella longirostris at ThalikulamThe wide prevalence of parasites noticed maybe due to changes in the environmental parameterslike water temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinityetc., which may have an impact on the survival ofthese parasites. The reason for their infestation aswell as proliferation and the possible effect onthe hosts physiology warrants further detailedstudies.Marine Fisheries Information Service T&E Ser., No. 204, 201020

Stranding of a Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) at Thalikulam Landing Centre,Thrissur District, Kerala

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Stranding of a Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) at Thalikulam Landing Centre,Thrissur District, Kerala

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