Leptocephali of the Gulf of Manaar

During the course of a three days' visit to Krusadai Island, Gulf of Manaar, early in July, 1947, numerous specimens of Leptocephali were collected each day from the shore seines operated by fishermen from Kutikal Point of Rameswaram Island. On the 8th July 1947, the larvre occurred in enormous numbers composed of two varieties of Congreluls anago and Uroconger lepturus