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These data sheets were submitted to NATIONAL BIORESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD,
Dept. of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi, by the concerned scientist
(Dr. K.J. Peter) from Regional Centre,
National Institute of Oceanography, Kochi
   
Introduction
Classification
   
Phylum: : Vertebrata
Super class : Pisces
Class : Osteichthyes
Sub- Class : Actinopterygii
Super- Order : Teleostei
Order : Syngnathiformes
Sub-Order : Syngnathoidei
Family : Syngnathidae
  Syngnathoides biaculeatus (Bloch) 1878
Order : Berciformes
Sub-Order : Bercycoidei
Family : Holocentridae
  Holocentrus sp. Scopoli 1777
  Myripristis murdjan (Forskal) 1775

Order :

Mugiliformes

Family :

Mugilidae
  Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758
  Mugil parsia (Hamilton-Buchanan) 1822

Order :

Perciformes

Sub order :

Percoidei
Family : Carangidae
  Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus) 1758
  Decapterus dayi (Wakiya) 1924
  Alectis ciliaris(Bloch) 1788
  Alectis indicus (Ruppell) 1828
  Atropus atropus(Bloch & Schneider) 1801
  Selar kalla(Cuvier) 1833
  Caranx carangus (Bloch) 1793
  Chorinemus sanctipetri(Cuvier & Valenciennes) 1831
Sub order : Trichiuroidei
Family : Gempylidae
  Gempylus serpens(Cuvier) 1829

 

Sub order :

Scombroidei
Family : Scombridae
Sub-Family : Scombrinae
  Rastrelliger kanangurta(Cuvier) 1817
Sub-Family : Thunninae
  Auxis thazard (Lacepede) 1802
  Auxis thynnoides Bleeker 1855
  Sarda orientalis(Temminck and Schlegel) 1844
  Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus) 1758
  Neothunnus macropterus (Temminck and Schlegel) 1844
  Euthynnus affinis (Cantor) 1880

 

Sub-Family :

Scomberomorinae
  Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepede) 1800
  Scomberomorus guttatus (Bloch and Schneider) 1801
Family : Istiophoridae
  Istiophorus gladius (Broussnnet) 1786
  Makaira mazara (Jordan and Snyder) 1901
  Makaira audax (Philippi) 1877
  Istiompax indicus (Cuvier and Valenciennes) 1829
  Tetrapterus angustirostris (Tanaka) 1914
Family : Xiphiidae
 

Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758



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