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First record of the flat toadfish, Colletteichthys dussumieri (Batrachoidiformes: Batrachoididae) from estuarine waters of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2010

Sebastian Roja ,
P.R. Anilkumar  and
K.Y. Mohammed Salih
Sebastian Roja*
Affiliation:
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Cochin 682016, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
P.R. Anilkumar
Affiliation:
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Cochin 682016, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
K.Y. Mohammed Salih
Affiliation:
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Cochin 682016, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S. Roja, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Cochin 682016, Ernakulam, Kerala, India email: rojanaveen@gmail.com
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Abstract

The present paper reports the first record of occurrence of the flat toadfish Colletteichthys dussumieri in the estuarine waters of India and the warmer waters of the coasts of the Arabian Gulf to India and Sri Lanka. It is often misidentified as Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758). Discrepancies in meristic and morphological characters were observed.

Keywords

ColletteichthysBatrachoididaeIndian estuaries
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e56
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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