'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
Paracaesio sordida Abe & Shinohara 1962, the
dirty ordure snapper (Family: Lutjanidae), has a wide
distribution in the tropical waters with its occurrence
reported from Western Central Pacific and the Indian
Ocean. From Indian waters, this species has been
previously reported along the east coast,
Lakshadweep and from Mangalore in the west coast
