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First record of Mola ramsayi from the Sea of Oman, Sultanate of Oman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2012

Laith Jawad ,
Juma Al-Mamry  and
Lubna Al-Kharusi
Laith Jawad*
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100, Muscat, Oman
Juma Al-Mamry
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100, Muscat, Oman
Lubna Al-Kharusi
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100, Muscat, Oman
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L. Jawad, Marine Science and Fisheries Centre Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100, Muscat, Oman email: laith_jawad@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The first record of the southern ocean sunfish Mola ramsayi in Omani waters is reported based on a single 916 mm total length specimen found stranded on the coasts of Sur City 193 km south of the Omani capital Muscat, 22°35′10.22″N 59°30′18.91″E. This account also represents the third northernmost record of a south ocean sunfish in the Indian Ocean. Morphometric and meristic data are provided and compared with those of 5 specimens caught off United Arab Emirates, Brazil and India. The southern ocean distribution of M. ramsayi is corrected in this report.

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Sea of OmanMolidaerange extensionOmanunusual record

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e63
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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