A fish named after a Minicoy islander,
Muraidu Ganduvar Ali Manikfan
Abudefduf manikfani Jones and
Kumaran
Abudefduf manikfani Jones and Kumaran, J. Mar. boil.
Ass. India, 10, 324, fif.5, 1968.
Abudefduf sp., Jones, Bull. Cent, Mar. Fish. Res. Instr.,
8, p. 19, 1969 (Cat. No. CMFRI LA-F. 67/518)
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Specimens studied: Kavarathi (4), 40 to 46 mm. Minicoy
(5) 31 to 53 mm.
D. XII. 16-17; A. II, 14; P.ii, 16, V. I. 5 LI, 20-21+8-9;
Ltr. 3+1+9.
Head
2.9-3.2 in standard length, 3.8-4.2 in total length. Depth
of body 1.8-2.0 in standard length. Eye 3.0-3.3 in head,
0.7-0.8 in snout and 1.0-1.1 I interorbital space. A single
series of slender, compressed teeth in jaws. Preorbital,
suborbital, prepopercle, opercle, subopercle and interoppercle
without any serrations. Scales on head reaching to nostrils.
Preorbital naked. First spine of dorsal slightly. Shorter
than eye diameter, third or fourth dorsal spine longest,
slightly shorter than snout and eye together. Second anal
spine as long as third dorsal spine. Pectoral fin equal
to or slightly shorter than head. Ventral shorter than pectoral.
Colour: Chocolate brown, breasts and lower
sides of head lighter. Four vertical white bars on sides,
the first from nape across hind border of opercle, second
from base of 4th to 5th or 6th
dorsal spine down to front of vent, third from base of last
dorsal spine and first dorsal ray to base of middle of anal
and the fourth on caudal peduncle. A broad dark brown ring
on caudal peduncle immediately behind the fourth white transverse.
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