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First record of Pyramodon lindas (Markle and Olney, 1990) (Ophidiforms: Carapidae) from Indian Seas

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Title First record of Pyramodon lindas (Markle
and Olney, 1990) (Ophidiforms: Carapidae)
from Indian Seas
 
Creator Joshi, K K
Kannan, K
Zacharia, P U
Johnson, J A
George, Gimy
 
Subject New record
Demersal Fishes
 
Description Background: The present report is the first record of the Pyramodon lindas (Markle and Olney, Bull Mar Sci 47:
269-410, 1990) from India waters. A specimen of Pyramodon lindas measuring 483 mm total length was obtained
from Tuticorin of Gulf of Mannar which is the largest specimen of so far recorded.
Results: The Pyramodon lindas measured 483 mm in TL, 85 mm in Head length, 18.1 mm in snout length. Body
elongate, compressed to round and eel like, supramaxilla absent, anal fin origin advanced. The specimen was
deposited in the National Biodiversity Museum at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi (GB.28.3.3.1)
Detailed mophometric and meristic characters described and discussed.
Conclusion: The Pyramodon lindas reported in the present study makes the total species reported from India as
four in family Carapidae. The other reports were Carapus homei (Richardson, 1846), Pyramodon punctatum (Regan,
1914), Carapus margaritiferae (Rendahl, 1921) Brotula multibarbata Temmink & Schlegel, 1846 Antennarius hispidus
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801).
 
Publisher Marine Biological Association of United Kingdom
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10954/1/Marine%20Biodiversity%20Records_First%20record%20of%20Pyramodon_Joshi_2016_45_9.pdf
Joshi, K K and Kannan, K and Zacharia, P U and Johnson, J A and George, Gimy (2016) First record of Pyramodon lindas (Markle and Olney, 1990) (Ophidiforms: Carapidae) from Indian Seas. Marine Biodiversity Records, 9 (45). pp. 1-4.