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On the utility of the dorsal and anal fins of the Indian Mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta in determining races

author(s) Balakrishnan - V
from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
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Balakrishnan; V, 'On the utility of the dorsal and anal fins of the Indian Mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta in determining races', Indian Journal of Fisheries, vol. 0, 60-76, CMFRI/ICAR, 1965

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Abstract

The median fin ray counts of Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier), as reported by various workers, differ from one another. Perhaps the first to describe this fish was Russell (1803, p. 28). Though there is no ambiguity about his description and drawing, his work has not been recognised on account of the nonusage of binomial nomenclature. Russell's description of the dorsal and anal fins of Kanagurta is as follows:

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