The First Report Of Parascolopsis Baranesi In The Oman Sea
2006
Daryanabard, G.R., Offshore Fisheries Research Center, Chabahar, Iran
During carrying out the research cruise of stock assessment of demersal resources in Summer 2003 (using bottom trawl for sampling), some samples of Parascolopsis baranesi (Russell and Golani, 1993) from the Nemipteridae family were found.The samples were caught during trawl samplings in depths of 68 to 102 meters and restricted to the areas of 58آ؛ 55آ´ E (Meydani) to 61آ؛ 25آ´ E (Gwater bay).Two specimens of this fish with code identification number OFRC 0036 and OFRC 0037 with 97.1 and 107.8 mm standard length respectively are deposited in Offshore Fisheries Research Center â€' Chabahar. Also, one specimen has been registered in the museum and art gallery of Australia with the registration number NTM S.15736-001.This species was reported for the first time in the Aqaba Gulf in 1993 and the geographical dispersion of this species was exclusively in the North of the Red Sea. This report is the second fishing place in the world and there is no previous record in other area.
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