'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
Tentoriceps cristatus (Klunzinger, 1884)
commonly called as crested hair tail is a monotypic
genus of cutlassfish family Trichiuridae. During the
experimental fishery survey conducted by FV Silver
pompano on 28 September 2016, specimens were
obtained in the trawl net operated off Alappuzha
(09º 21'N, 75º 56'E and 09º 21'N, 76º 18' E) at a depth
of 50- 60m along with other fishes and crustaceans
