Publication Date:
2021-06-27
Description:
Remarks: Size: 5-22 cm; Test: They are oval, globular and compact test that two lunules are in lower test. Color: Brown brightens. They are seen similar of coins and flat that there are two lunules.There were seen shallow waters of clay and sandy bed to depth waters of about 10 meters Kish Island. Material examined: 3 specimens Kish Is. diving, sandy substrates. Comments: Echinodiscus auritus is found in subtidal, sandy, substrates sea grass beds, sandy tidal flat of 0-5m, in Abu-Ali, Juaymah, Ras-Abu Muraykhah, Tarut bays and Dammancanal in western coast of Saudi Arabia. Global distribution: SE Arabia, Persian Gulf, W India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, North Australia, Philippines, China and South Japan (Clark and Rowe, 1971); India (West Bengal), Andamans, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala (Sastry, 1995); western Indian Ocean, west Pacific Ocean, Australia (Rowe and Gates, 1995).
Keywords:
Biology
;
Fisheries
;
Echinodiscus auritus
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
other
Format:
image/jpeg
Format:
image/jpeg
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