First record of rare skate off Gulf of Mannar

摘要

On 20th July 2007, one single specimen ofudroundel skate was accidentally caught by fishudtrawl net operated off Gulf of Mannar at a depth ofud70m and landed at Pamban-Therkuvadi. Theudspecimen was identified as Raja texana, Chandler,ud1921, belonging to the family Rajidae. The fish was audfemale measuring 360mm in length and weighingud760 g. It is for the first time this species was recordedudfrom the Gulf of Mannar Sea.