Molly Varghese
Principal Scientist
Marine Biodiversity
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
India
Biography
After taking masters in Industrial fisheries in 1983, I have worked as Technologist in a seafood processing plant and afterwards joined in CMFRI in 1986. I am awarded Ph. D for the thesis in taxonomy, distribution, ecology and culture of rotifers in 2006. I am exposed to different topics in CMFRI and worked in the fields of hydrography, plankton studies, culture of microalgae and rotifers as live feeds, gorgonids, culture of soft corals and fish taxonomy. Currently, I am working in Marine Biodiversity Division in CMFRI.
Research Interest
Zooplankton studies, Rotifer taxonomy and culture, Fish taxonomy and Biodiversity.
Publications
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Varghese, Molly (2013) First record of Ablabys binotatus (Scorpaeniformes: Tetrarogidae) from Indian waters. Marine Biodiversity Records,, 6 . pp. 1-3.
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Varghese, Molly and Krishnan, L (2011) Ecology of rotifers in Cochin backwaters, Kerala, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 58 (3). pp. 109-115.
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Varghese, Molly and Krishnan, L (2010) Reproductive potential of the rotifer, Brachionus rotundiformis Tschugunoff in relation to salinity, feed type and feed concentration. Indian Journal of Fisheries , 57 (1). pp. 31-37.
