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Five new records of fishes from the Arabian Sea coasts of Oman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2013

Laith A. Jawad ,
Issam Al-Rassady  and
Juma M. Al-Mamry
Laith A. Jawad*
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Issam Al-Rassady
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Juma M. Al-Mamry
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L.A. Jawad, Natural Sciences, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, The Domain, Private Bag 92018, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand email: laith_jawad@hotmail.com
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Abstract

New records of five fish species from the Arabian Sea coasts of Oman are reported: arrowhead dogfish Deania profundorum (one specimen), Sloane's viperfish Chauliodus sloani (nine specimens), moustache grouper Epinephelus chabaudi (one specimen); sackfish Neoepinnula orientalis (12 specimens) and the Natal duckbil, Bembrops platyrhynchus (11 specimens). All specimens were obtained from the Arabian Sea coasts of Oman during surveys by the trawler ‘Al-Mustaquila’ between 2006 and 2008.

Keywords

Arabian Seanew recordsOmandeep-sea fishesrange extension
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e29
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013

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Present address: Natural Sciences, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, The Domain, Private Bag 92018, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

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