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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
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.
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