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First documented record and redescription of Glyptophidium oceanium (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) from the Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

B. Madhusoodana Kurup ,
Sherine Sonia Cubelio ,
Ginson Joseph ,
S. Venu  and
A.V. Deepu
B. Madhusoodana Kurup*
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science And Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India
Sherine Sonia Cubelio
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science And Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India
Ginson Joseph
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science And Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India
S. Venu
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science And Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India
A.V. Deepu
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science And Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: B. Madhusoodana Kurup, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science And Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India email: madhukurup@hotmail.com
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Abstract

This paper reports the first documented record of bathyal fish Glyptophidium oceanium Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 from the Indian Ocean. The species is redescribed and meristics and morphometrics were compared with its holotype. Glyptophidium oceanium is very similar to the closely related species G. japonicum Kamohara, 1936 in terms of the number of pseudobranchial filaments and pectoral fin rays, but differs from the latter in having more developed gill rakers, a larger orbit and a more slender body. The report of this poorly known bathyal fish species helps in unravelling the rich deep-sea ichthyofaunal biodiversity of India, which is still not fully investigated.

Keywords

first recordredescriptionGlyptophidium oceaniumIndian Ocean
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e42
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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