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First record of Neobythites stefanovi (Teleostei: Ophidiidae) from Indian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2013

K. Kannan ,
S. John ,
K.K. Joshi  and
P.U. Zacharia
K. Kannan*
Affiliation:
Tuticorin Research Center (TRC), Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), South Beach Road (near Rochi Park) Tuticorin-628 001, Tamil Nadu, India
S. John
Affiliation:
Dakshin Foundation, Samvridhi Gardenia Apartments, Sahakaranagar, Bangalore-560092, Karnataka, India
K.K. Joshi
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Post Box 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Kochi 682018, Kerala, India
P.U. Zacharia
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Post Box 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Kochi 682018, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K. Kannan, Tuticorin Research Center (TRC), Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, (CMFRI), South Beach Road (near Rochi Park) Tuticorin-628 001, Tamil Nadu, India email: kanna.k84@gmail.com
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Abstract

Neobythites stefanovi is recorded for the first time from Indian waters in the Gulf of Mannar. Two specimens were landed as by-catch in trawl gear at Tuticorin fisheries harbour, south-east coast of India, in March 2010. This is also the first record of the species outside the Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and Gulf of Aden, in the western Indian Ocean.

Keywords

Neobythites stefanoviby-catchdeep-sea trawlingTuticorinGulf of Mannar
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e71
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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