Authors : Tasaduq Hussain Shah, Sushanta Kumar Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar Jaiswar, Geetanjali Deshmukhe and Ashish Suresh Mohite
Abstract: The present communication is a record of an abnormal specimen of oil sardine Sardinella longiceps which lacked the pelvic fins. The specimen measures 170.04 mm in total length. Comparison of the abnormal specimen with a normal one does not show any considerable change in its shape, size or other morphological aspects. The anomaly which may be congenital has not affected the growth of the fish.
Tasaduq Hussain Shah, Sushanta Kumar Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar Jaiswar, Geetanjali Deshmukhe and Ashish Suresh Mohite, 2011. Record of an Oil Sardine Sardinella longiceps Valenciennes 1847 Without Pelvic Fins. Journal of Fisheries International, 6: 59-61.