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An Account on the Morphological Identification and Molecular Confirmation of Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskal, 1775) from Malabar Coast, Kerala, India


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1 Calicut Regional Station of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Calicut – 673 005, India
2 Karwar Regional Station of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar – 581 301, India
3 ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala – 682 018, India

Family Sparidae is represented by ten species in Indian waters of which genus Acanthopagrus encompass three species namely, Acanthopagrus berda, A. latus and A. bifasciatus. Present study reveals regular catch of A. berda in different parts of Malabar coast, Kerala from Korapuzha, Kadalundi and Moorad estuaries and through conventional taxonomic as well as modern molecular approaches, the availability of A. berda at Malabar coast has been confirmed. Scientific reports regarding the geographic distribution of A. berda along the Indian coast are sparsely available. Previously, rare occurrence of A. berda has been reported from South east coast (Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) of India.
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Authors

M. T. Shilta
Calicut Regional Station of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Calicut – 673 005, India
P. P. Suresh Babu
Karwar Regional Station of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Karwar – 581 301, India
K. Vinod
Calicut Regional Station of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Calicut – 673 005, India
P. K. Asokan
Calicut Regional Station of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Calicut – 673 005, India
S. Sukumaran
ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala – 682 018, India
I. Joseph
ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala – 682 018, India

Abstract


Family Sparidae is represented by ten species in Indian waters of which genus Acanthopagrus encompass three species namely, Acanthopagrus berda, A. latus and A. bifasciatus. Present study reveals regular catch of A. berda in different parts of Malabar coast, Kerala from Korapuzha, Kadalundi and Moorad estuaries and through conventional taxonomic as well as modern molecular approaches, the availability of A. berda at Malabar coast has been confirmed. Scientific reports regarding the geographic distribution of A. berda along the Indian coast are sparsely available. Previously, rare occurrence of A. berda has been reported from South east coast (Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) of India.