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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Volume 50 Issue 2
First record of sepiolid squid, Euprymna berryi Sasaki, 1929 from the west coast of India
Sujit Sundaram and Miriam Paul Sreeram
Abstract
The sepiolid, Euprymna berryi Sasaki, 1929 has been reported for the first time from the west coast of India. This species, commonly called as humming-bird bobtail squid, was observed in trawl catches off Mumbai in December 2006 � January 2007. It is an upper sublittoral pelagic coastal species occurring up to 60 m depth.
Keywords
Euprymna berryi, humming-bird bobtail squid, sublittoral pelagic species
Date : 06-06-2009