Studies on the Biology and Fishery of some Marine Fishes of India

Abstract

quotNEW CHARACTERS FOR CONSIDERATION newlineIN THE TAXONOMIC APPRAISAL OF GREY MULLETS newlineG. LUTHER newlineCentral Mine Fisheries_Research Institute:Substation, newlineVizhinja,Via-[Trivandrun, Kerala,India newlineABS TR A C T 4 newlineA study of some osteological characters, namely, toe para pophysial stay on the trunk vertebra, second vertebral processes, newlinebasioccipital processes, and post-zygapophysial hooks, as basic newlinecharacteristics for the generic appraisal of grey mullets has re vealed that these parameters can be used to separate the genera newlinedz Talamugil and pllochelon. The existence of these genere is newlineques.iore among different workers. The generic status of these newlinethree genera in relation to the genus lMuil is outlined, A new genus newlinegteomgil is created to accommodate , punnegius Valenciennes, The newlinepossibility that L, trogylocephalug, L± gneli and .kelartid newlinecould belong to the new genus is pointed out, The number end form newlineof pyloric caeca provide additional help in the identification of newlinecertain species of mullets, quot newline newline