A first record of the Redbelly Yellowtail Fusilier Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791) (Teleostei: Caesionidae) from Visakhapatnam coastal waters, India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3620.10.13.12844-12846Keywords:
Caesionidae, rare record, taxonomy, trawl bycatch, VisakhapatnamAbstract
The Redbelly Yellowtail Fusilier Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791) is recorded for the first time from the coastal waters of Visakhapatnam, India. This paper provides detailed description, morphometric and meristic characters.
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