A gigantic black marlin, Makaira indica measuring

4.3 m in length and weighing around 450 kg was

landed at Bhimilipatnam beach landing centre and

brought to Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour

Ram Mohan, K

Rao, M V Hanumantha

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Marine Fisheries Information Service T&E Ser., No. 215, 2013 33dobsoni, Parapenaeopsis maxil l ipedo  andSolenocera crassicornis .  On the day ofobservation, totally 25 trawlers were operated.  Inthe rest of trawlers, 2 to 4 kg of M. lysianassawere caught. The size range (total length) for maleand female was 63 - 78 mm and 55 - 95 mmrespectively. The male and female sex ratiowas 1:4.Fig. 2. Largest female of M. lysianassa collected at KaraikkalRare occurrence of two stomatopod species from  Chennai coastIndira Divipala  and P. ThirumiluResearch Centre of CMFRI, ChennaiA total of 37 species of stomatopods belongingto the family Squillidae are known to occur in theseas around India of which, 17 species are recordedfrom Chennai coast.  While observing the routinetrawl landings at Kasimedu Fisheries Harbour, on20th September 2012, two specimens ofstomatopods, which differed from the usual specieslanded were collected (Fig. 1 & 2).  On closeexamination, they were  identified as Carcinosquillamulticarinata (White, 1848) and Clorida latreillei(Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841).  The total length of theformer species was 105 mm and the latter 96 mm.Both the specimens were females and hauled froma depth of 40 m off Chennai.C. multicarinata is characterised by severallongitudinal carinae on carapace, abdomen andtelson and has been recorded earlier from SandHeads, Parangipettai, Pamban and Mandapam andFig. 1. CarcinosquillamulticarinataFig. 2. Clorida latreilleiRecord size  black marlin, Makaira indica (Cuvier, 1832)landed at Bhimilipatnam, Andhra PradeshK. Ram Mohan and M. V. Hanumantha RaoRegional Centre of CMFRI, VisakhapatnamA gigantic black marlin, Makaira indica measuring4.3 m in length and weighing around 450 kg waslanded at Bhimilipatnam beach landing centre andbrought to Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour onnow from Chennai coast. C. latreillei is with a largerteeth on either side of telson and reported fromMumbai, Sundarbans, Chennai and Parangipettai.Marine Fisheries Information Service T&E Ser., No. 215, 201334Fig. 1. Large sized black marlin landed  at BhimilipatnamFig. 2. Black marlin  being cut in to pieces for easytransportation to Chennai market12th  December, 2012 for auction (Fig. 1 and 2) . Thefish was caught in FRP outboard motorised craftoperating hooks and lines. The fishing ground wasnorth off Visakhapatnam. Biological investigationsrevealed the marlin to be a male with stomach inhalf full condition. The fish was auctioned for a priceof ` 35,000/-First report of Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)from Kollam coastSijo PaulCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, KochiA single specimen of the silver cheeked toad fish,Lagocephalus sceleratus was noticed among thecatch of Lagocephalus spp. landed by a trawler  atNeendakara Fishing Harbour on 17th November, 2012(Fig. 1a & b). The specimen had a total length of35 cm which was caught at a depth of 60 m  off Kollam.The fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae, hasblack spots on the upper dorsal side with a greenbackground colour, belly white, silver blotch in frontof the eyes and pectoral base black in colour.Fig. 1a & b. Lagocephalus sceleratus landed at Neendakara Fishing Harboura b

Record size black marlin, Makaira indica (Cuvier, 1832)

landed at Bhimilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh

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Record size black marlin, Makaira indica (Cuvier, 1832) landed at Bhimilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh

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