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First record of the batfish, Halieutopsis stellifera (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the eastern Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2013

M.P. Rajeesh Kumar ,
Jacob Vinu ,
Cubelio Sherine Sonia ,
K.J. Jayalakshmi  and
V.N. Sanjeevan
M.P. Rajeesh Kumar*
Affiliation:
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Post Box No. 5415, CSEZ P.O. Kochi-37
Jacob Vinu
Affiliation:
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Post Box No. 5415, CSEZ P.O. Kochi-37
Cubelio Sherine Sonia
Affiliation:
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Post Box No. 5415, CSEZ P.O. Kochi-37
K.J. Jayalakshmi
Affiliation:
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Post Box No. 5415, CSEZ P.O. Kochi-37
V.N. Sanjeevan
Affiliation:
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Post Box No. 5415, CSEZ P.O. Kochi-37
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M.P. Rajeesh Kumar, Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Post Box No: 5415, CSEZ P.O. Kochi-37 email: rajeeshmeleppura@gmail.com
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Abstract

Halieutopsis stellifera was previously reported only from the northern Celebes to the Philippine archipelago and Okinawa Trough. The present study reports Halieutopsis stellifera from the eastern Indian Ocean based on three specimens from Andaman waters (depth range 480 to 580 m).

Keywords

batfishHalieutopsis stelliferaAndaman SeaIndian Ocean
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e84
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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