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dc.contributor.authorNair, K.K.C.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-08T09:00:06Z
dc.date.available2009-05-08T09:00:06Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.identifier.citationOceanography of the Indian Ocean. Ed. by: Desai, B.N., 129-142p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2978
dc.description.abstractThere have been many controversies on the number of valid, species under Oxycephalus including the studies made from Indian waters. This is the first comprehensive account on the distribution of this genus covering the entire Indian Ocean through seasons. There exist only three valid species under Oxycephalus, O. clausi, O. piscator and O. latirostris, which are mostly circumtropical, in my contention. Hitherto it was believed that females of O. latirostris do not show dimorphism, unlike the other two species. Females of O. latirostris collected from the Bay of Bengal and south-central Indian Ocean show pronounced dimorphic characters. Polymorphic behaviour is mostly restricted to O. piscator, mainly due to post-maturity growth. The geographic variations in length are discussed in detail for the first time
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOxford and IBH, New Delhi
dc.rightsCopyright [1992]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.titleDistribution, ecology and polymorphic behaviour of the genus Oxycephalus (Hyperiidea, Oxycephalidae) in the Indian Ocean
dc.typeConference Article


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