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First record of abnormal fishes Epinephelus coioides and Cynoglossus cynoglossus from the south-east coast of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2015

Jayaprabha Nagamuthu ,
Purusothaman Sambandamoorthy  and
Srinivasan Muthukumaraswamy
Jayaprabha Nagamuthu*
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu 608 502, India
Purusothaman Sambandamoorthy
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu 608 502, India
Srinivasan Muthukumaraswamy
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu 608 502, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J. Nagamuthu, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine BiologyFaculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, ParangipettaiTamil Nadu 608 502, India email: prabhamb12@gmail.com
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Abstract

The first record of morphologically abnormal wild fishes, Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) and Cynoglossus cynoglossus (Hamilton, 1822), in the Parangipettai and Nallavadu landing centres along the south-east coast of India were reported. The caudal region of both of the fishes was completely deformed and fused. These abnormalities have been considered as an important indicator of environmentally induced stress to the wild fishes. Hence, the present finding highlights the need for closer monitoring of the marine environment and for the identification of the specific factor that causes these abnormalities.

Keywords

abnormalityEpinephelusCynoglossuspollution
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e24
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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