The western Indian Ocean species of the deep-water fish genus Parascolopsis (Nemipteridae) are reviewed. Four species, including a new species, are recorded from the western Indian Ocean: P. aspinosa (Rao and Rao) occurs in the northwestern Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden, southern...
The pempherid fish genus Parapriacanthus Steindachner, 1870 is represented in the western Indian Ocean by seven species: P. guentheri (Klunzinger, 1871), a Red Sea endemic long mistakenly considered a synonym of P. ransonneti Steindachner, 1870 from Japan; P. argenteus (von Bonde...
Coral reefs in the Indian Ocean are shrinking. This is due to factors such as increased amounts of sediment in coastal water, algae overgrowth and a surplus of sea urchins which damage the coral reefs with their sharp mouths. Over-fishing of predatory fish species is apparently causing the su...
(2003) Visual census of the reef fishes in the natural reserve of the Glorieuses Island (Western Indian Ocean). Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 2, 95-104.Durville, P., Chabanet, P. & Quod, J.P. (2003) Visual census of the reef fishes in the natural reserve of the...
The focus of the study is to explore the recent trend of the world tuna fishery with special reference to the Indian Ocean tuna fisheries and its conservat
Fish life Image Photo: Myriam Dupuis Being primarily volcanic, diving Reunion is not to be compared with the rich coral reefs of the tropics or Indonesia. The fish and marine life are a mix of the Indo-Pacific fauna and that of the Indian Ocean. Fortunately, some fish species are endemic...
Description of a new goatfish species, Upeneus randalli n. sp. (Mullidae), from the Persian Gulf, with remarks and identification keys for the genus Upeneus The number of species of the goatfish genus Upeneus from the western Indian Ocean has increased considerably due to recent taxonomic eff...
Studies on species composition, hook rates and size of fishes along the Ninety East Ridge in the Indian Ocean were caught by tuna longline in January - February 2011 and February - March 2012. The total catch was 232 individuals and 2,363.67 kg, 18 species of fish were identified. The lar...
US Dep Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc. 07-20; 18 p... B Region,R Mayo,J Brodziak,... 被引量: 15发表: 2007年 Bycatch and discards by Taiwanese large-scale tuna longline fleets in the Indian Ocean Conservation of ecologically related species and understanding the discard compositi...
Recent Declining Trends in Pelagic Fish Catches in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka: Is Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT) a Possible Explanation? Recent trends in the pelagic fish landings of multi-day fishing fleets operated from Sri Lanka indicated significant declines in many fish species. Th...