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New record of edible jellyfish, Rhizostoma pulmo (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Rhizostomitidae) from Pakistani waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

F. Muhammed  and
R. Sultana
F. Muhammed*
Affiliation:
Center of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
R. Sultana
Affiliation:
Food and Marine Resources Research Center, PCSIR Labs Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F. Muhammed, Center of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan email: [email protected]
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Abstract

During the survey two species viz, Catostylus mosaicus and Rhizostoma pulmo were found abundantly during March to August with a peak in June–July. The survey revealed the abundance of Catostylus mosaicus over Rhizostoma pulmo. Catostylus mosaicus was being fished at Sonmiani Bay (Balouchistan coast) Gharo Creek, Mirpur Sakro and Keti Bandar (Sindh coast; Indus delta), whereas, Rhizostoma pulmo was fished at Kemari and Keti Bandar. The commercial fishery was also initiated simultaneously on a small scale and jellyfish of both the species mentioned above were caught, processed and exported to south-east Asian countries. This is the first record of the occurrence of Rhizostoma pulmo from the region. A brief description of the species collected from the coastal waters of Pakistan is given along with notes on distribution, ecology, habitat and fishery.

Keywords

Rhizostoma pulmoedible jellyfishnew recordPakistan
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 1 , January 2008 , e67
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2007

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