Check - list of estuarine and marine fishes of Parangipettai (Porto Novo) coastal waters.

Abstract

A classified list of 410 species of fishes recorded from the coastal (neritic and estuarine) waters of Porto Novo is given. The marine fishes Dumber 215 while the estuarine ones are 125 in number. The list also includes 6 species reported for the first time from Indian waters