P. Padmavathi | Semantic Scholar

The fishes of family Tetraodontidae were collected from the trawl, trammel net, shore seine and hook and line catches of Visakhapatnam from January 2009 to December 2011 for length frequency distribution and length-weight relationship (LWR) studies.

It was observed that Sauropus androgynus leaf's nutritive value is superior to other commonly consumed leafy vegetables in India and further work on the subject is necessary to set safe levels for its consumption.

It reproduced by means of cross pollination aided by insects, and its narrow habitat range, fragmentation of population, habitat destruction and low germination percentage of seed could be the reasons for its limited distribution in the wild.

A new grouper species Epinephelus magniscuttis Postel, Fourmanoir and Gueze, 1963 hitherto unknown from Indian waters was recorded.

This study aims to identify and validate E. areolatus by using morpho-meristic characteristics, including the number and pattern of pyloric caeca, vertebrae count through radiograph imaging, scale and otolith morphology, and DNA barcoding.

Investigation of the diversity of Molluscan fauna along the Paleru and Moosy backwaters of Prakasam district during 2016-17 found gastropods and bivalves are found to be the most dominant species in these backwaters.