Record of the largest longtail tuna, Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker 1851) from off shore Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman

  • Dawood Al-Mamari Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • Lubna Al-Kharusi Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • Fatma Al-Kiyumi Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • Saeed Al-Shogebai Fisheries Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman
  • Ibrahim Al-Anboori Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • Rashed Al-Seneadi Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • Sergiy Khrorv Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17017/j.fish.93
Keywords: Longtail tuna, Thunnus tonggol, Sultanate of Oman, Dohfar, Arabian Sea

Abstract

Capture of a great Longtail tuna, Thunnus tonggol from off Shore of the city of Salalah, Arabian Sea, Sultanate of Oman in January 2013 is described in this paper. Its morphometric and meristic characters are discussed.

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Published
2014-12-31
How to Cite
Al-Mamari, D., Al-Kharusi, L., Al-Kiyumi, F., Al-Shogebai, S., Al-Anboori, I., Al-Seneadi, R., & Khrorv, S. (2014). Record of the largest longtail tuna, Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker 1851) from off shore Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman. Journal of Fisheries, 2(3), 215-216. https://doi.org/10.17017/j.fish.93
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Vol 2 No 3 (2014): Journal of Fisheries | December 2014
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