CONSERVATION OF COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES (CMR)

Dr. Viswanathan C
Scientist – B
(+91) 44 2220 0600/ 2220 0900,
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: viswanathan@ncscm.res.in
QUALIFICATION
- Ph.D. Marine Biology and Oceanography, CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, (2014)
- M.Phil. Zoology, Loyola College, University of Madras (2009)
- M.Sc. Zoology, Loyola College, University of Madras (2008)
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
- Ecologically Sensitive Areas (Mangroves, Salt marsh, Seagrass, Sand dunes)
- Coastal wetland management
- Mud crab Biology
- Marine Brachyuran Crab Taxonomy
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Scientist B at National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anna University Campus, Chennai, India, March 2019 – at Present
Project Scientist I at NCSCM, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anna University Campus, Chennai, India, June 2017 – March 2019
Project Associate II at NCSCM, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anna University Campus, Chennai, India, February 2017 – June 2017
Project Associate (Research) at NCSCM, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anna University Campus, Chennai, India, September 2014 – January 2017
Junior Research Fellow at Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, India, May 2011 – April 2013
2024
Raghuraman, Jukenti Nikita, S. Govindan, C. Viswanathan, M. Gopi, J. Joyson Joe Jeevamani, V. Deepak Samuel, R. Purvaja and R. Ramesh, 2024. Cryptofauna monitoring structure: an efficient tool for biodiversity monitoring in coral lagoons. Current Science, 127, 740-746.
Selvin Pitchaikani, Subbareddy Bonthu, R. Muruganandam, C. Viswanathan, K. K. Manodheepan, V. Deepak Samuel, Purvaja Ramachandran and R. Ramesh, 2024. Assessment of beach morphological characteristics and conservation strategies for blue fag beaches on the West Coast of India. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 28:58.
2023
Darwin Ramteke, K. Paramasivam, C. Viswanathan, K.R. Abhilash, J. Joyson Joe Jeevamani, V. Deepak Samuel, R. Sankar, R. Muruganandam, R. Purvaja, R. Ramesh, 2023. Assessment of benthic habitats of highly threatened oyster reefs of Pulicat Lake, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 66, 103122.
Balachandar, C. Viswanathan, R.S. Robin, K.R. Abhilash, R. Sankar, V. Deepak Samuel, R. Purvaja, R. Ramesh, 2023. Benthic foraminifera as an environmental proxy for pollutants along the coast of Chennai, India. Chemosphere, 310, 136824.
2022
Jigneshkumar Trivedi, Reza Naderloo, Chinnathambi Viswanathan and Santanu Mitra, 2022. Redescription of Philyra sexangula Alcock, 1896 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Leucosiidae), with describing a new genus and a new species from northern Indian Ocean. Nauplius, 30, e2022026.
Maria-Judith Gonsalves, Shivam Tiwari, Vinay P. Padate, Jignesh N. Trivedi, V. Deepak Samuel and C. Viswanathan, 2022. First Record of Galatheid Squat Lobster, Shinkaia crosnieri Baba & Williams, 1998 (Decapoda: Galatheoidea) From Cold-seep Environment of the Indian Ocean Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 38: 1245–1252.
2020
Viswanathan, S. Goutham, V. Deepak Samuel, R. Purvaja, R. Ramesh, 2020. Symbiotic brachyuran crab Eumedonus zebra Alcock, 1895 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pilumnidae) – A first record from South east coast of India Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 49: 1779-1781.
Mariasingarayan Yosuva, Chinnathambi Viswanathan, Vijay Kumar Deepak Samuel, Kanagaraj Chamundeeswari, Ramachandran Purvaja, Ramachandran Ramesh, 2020. New Distributional Record of Petal-Eyed Swimmer Crab, Vojmirophthalmus minabensis (Sakai 1961) (Portunidae: Podophthalminae) from Indian Waters. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 36: 535–538.
Viswanathan, R. Purvaja, J. Joyson Joe Jeevamani, V. Deepak Samuel, R. Sankar, K. R. Abhilash, Gejo Anna Geevarghese, R. Muruganandam, M. Gopi, S. Raja, Rocktim Ramen Das, Shesdev Patro, P. Krishnan, R. Ramesh, 2020. Salt marsh vegetation in India: Species composition, distribution, zonation pattern and conservation implications. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 242, 106792.
2019
Chinnathambi Viswanathan, Sampath Goutham, Vijay Kumar Deepak Samuel, Pandian Krishnan, Ramachandran Purvaja & Ramachandran Ramesh, . First record of two rare brachyuran crabs: Drachiella morum Alcock, 1896 and Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898 along the Tamil Nadu coast, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 11: 14358–14362.
Viswanathan, M. Pravinkumar, T.V. Suresh, V. Elumalai & S.M. Raffi, 2019. Reproductive biology of the orange mud crab Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1796) from the Pichavaram mangroves of south-east India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 66: 26-33.
Gopi, M. Pravin Kumar, J. Joyson Joe Jeevamani, S. Raja, R. Muruganandam, V. Deepak Samuel, Nina Tabitha Simon, C. Viswanathan, K.R. Abhilash, P. Krishnan, R. Purvaja, R. Ramesh, 2019. Distribution and biodiversity of tropical saltmarshes: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Southeast coast of India Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 229, 106393.
2018
Viswanathan, T.V. Suresh, M. Pravinkumar, V. Elumalai & S.M. Raffi, 2018. Population dynamics of the orange mud crab Scylla olivacea (Herbst) from Pichavaram mangroves of India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 47: 1300-1306.
Deepak Samuel, V., Purvaja, R., Subbareddy, B., Abhilash, K.R., Viswanathan, C., Mary Divya Suganya, G., Deepika, B., Muruganandam, R., Rajakumar, S., Ramesh, R., 2018. Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems and habitats due to erosion. In: Ramesh, R. and Bhatt, J.R. (Eds.), Climate Change and the Vulnerable Indian coast, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, New Delhi, pp. 69-88.
2016
Viswanathan, M. Pravinkumar, T.V. Suresh, V. Elumalai & S.M. Raffi, 2016. Carapace width-weight relationship, age, growth and longevity of the mud crab Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1796) in the Pichavaram mangroves, southeast India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 96: 1379-1386.
2015
Viswanathan & S.M. Raffi, 2015. The natural diet of the mud crab Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1896) in Pichavaram mangroves, India. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 22, 698-705.
2015
Moorthy Pravinkumar, Lawrence Xavier Eugien, Chinnathambi Viswanathan & Sirajudeen Mohammad Raffi, 2015. Extraction of fish body oil from Sardinella longiceps employing direct steaming method and its quantitative and qualitative assessment. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 3(12): 962-966.
Ponnusamy, M. Pravinkumar, K. Sundaravarman, C. Viswanathan & K. Kathiresan, 2015. Macrobenthic assemblage and utility of diversity in assessing the health of an ecosystem, Southeast Coast of India. Journal of Environmental and Applied Bioresearch, 3(4): 238-246.
Pravinkumar, A. R. Logesh, C. Viswanathan, G. Ponnusamy, V. Elumalai S.M. Raffi & K. Kathiresan, 2015. Determination of heavy metals in low value food fish from commercial landing centers (India) by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer. International Journal of Marine Science 5(25): 1-9.
Ponnusamy, M. Pravinkumar, K. Sundaravarman, C. Viswanathan, V. Sekar & S.M. Raffi, 2015. Assessment of anthropogenic impact on marine environment with polychaete as an indicator in southeast coast of India. International Journal of Research in Marine Sciences, 4(2): 20-26.
2014
S.M. Raffi, L. Xavier Eugien, C. Viswanathan & S. Bragadeeswaran, 2014. Ocean- Savior of mother earth and humankind. In: S.M. Raffi & S. Bragadeeswaran (Eds.), Employment and Entrepreneurship Prospects in Marine Sciences, CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, pp. 25-29.
Pravinkumar, A.R. Logesh, C. Viswanathan, V. Elumalai, S.M. Raffi & K. Kathiresan, 2014. Bioaccumulation of trace elements in fin and shell fishes of Uppanar and Vellar estuaries at southeast coast of India. International Journal of Marine Science, 4(41): 1-7.
Elumalai, C. Viswanathan, M. Pravinkumar & S.M. Raffi, 2014. Infestation of parasitic barnacle Sacculina spp. in commercial marine crabs. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 38(3): 337-339.
Xavier Eugien, M. Pravinkumar, A.R. Logesh, C. Viswanathan & S.M. Raffi, 2014. Estimation of calcium and phosphorus in bones of three low value fishes Sardinella fimbriata, Sardinalla albella and Sardinella gibbosa from Muttom, Southeast coast of India. International Journal of Current Trends in Research, 3(2): 43-46.
Pravinkumar, L. Xavier Eugien, C. Viswanathan & S. M. Raffi, 2014. Extraction, purification and evaluation of fatty acid composition fish oil from Sardinella longiceps (Valenciennes, 1847) of Muttom Coastal waters. International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biological Archives, 5(4): 102–109.
2013
Viswanathan, T.V. Suresh, V. Elumalai, M. Pravinkumar & S.M. Raffi, 2013. Recurrence of a marine brachyuran crab, Parapanope euagora (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Galenidae) from east coast of India. Arthropods, 2(2): 75-79.
Viswanathan, R. Azhaguraj, M. Selvanayagam & S.M. Raffi, 2013. Heavy metal levels in different tissues of the blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus, Portunidae) collected from Ennore estuary. International Journal of Research in Fisheries and Aquaculture, 3(1): 1-6.
Elumalai, C. Viswanathan, M. Pravinkumar & S.M. Raffi, 2013. The first occurrence of double and triple parasitic infestation of Sacculina spp. host crab Portunus sanquinolentus from Parangipettai coastal waters. 2: 646 doi:10.4172/ scientificreports.646.
Elumalai, M. Pravinkumar, C. Viswanathan & S.M. Raffi, 2013. Increased production of black tiger shrimp P. monodon (Fabricius, 1798) by using commercial microbial products. Journal of Marine Science: Research and Development, 3: 115.doi: 10.4172/2155-9910.1000115.
Pravinkumar, P. Murugesan, R. Krishna Prakash, V. Elumalai, C. Viswanathan & S.M. Raffi, 2013. Benthic biodiversity in the Pichavaram mangroves, Southeast coast of India. Journal of Oceanography and Marine Science, 4(1): 1-11.
2012
Viswanathan, V. Elumalai, M. Pravinkumar & S.M. Raffi, 2012. DNA barcoding and first report on the confirmation of mud crab Scylla olivacea (Brachyura: Portunidae) availability in east coast of India. Journal of Environmental and Applied Bioresearch, 1(1): 1-4.
S.M. Raffi, D. Selvam, T.V. Suresh, M. Pravinkumar, C. Viswanathan, K. Jaganathan & V. Elumalai, 2012. Studies on the prevalence of Sacculina spp. infestation in Portunus sanquinolentus (Herbst, 1783) from Parangipettai coastal waters, southeast coast of India. Journal of Biodiversity and Endangered Species, 1: 101. doi: 10.4172/jbes.1000101.
Jaganathan, C. Viswanathan, S. M. Raffi & S. Bragadeeswaran, 2012. Development of Chitin and Chitosan from crab shells (In Tamil). In: S.M. Raffi & S. Bragadeeswaran (Eds.), Training Manual on Product Development through Sustainable Utilisation of Bycatch Resources (In Tamil), CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, pp. 14-16.
T.V. Suresh, C. Viswanathan, K. Jaganathan & S.M. Raffi, 2012. Production of fish feed from bycatch fishes (In Tamil). In: S.M. Raffi & S. Bragadeeswaran (Eds.), Training Manual on Product Development through Sustainable Utilisation of Bycatch Resources (In Tamil), CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, pp. 12-13.
2010
Azhaguraj, E. Arokia Lenin, C. Viswanathan, B. Sangeetha & M. Selvanayagam, 2010. Predication of biological activity of algal antitumor drugs using PASS. Pharmacologyonline, 3: 22-34.
Azhaguraj, C. Viswanathan, B. Sangeetha & M. Selvanayagam, 2010. ABD: Advanced Biotechnological Directory for Protein Sequence and Structure analysis. International Journal of Biological Technology, 1(2):60-63.
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