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Redescription of <i>Dicrolene nigricaudis </i>(Alcock, 1899) a rare species of deep sea cusk eel (Ophidiiformes; Ophidiidae) from Indian EEZ

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Title Redescription of Dicrolene nigricaudis (Alcock, 1899) a rare species of deep sea cusk eel (Ophidiiformes; Ophidiidae) from Indian EEZ
 
Creator Cubelio, Sherine Sonia
Joseph, Jinson
Venu, S.
Deepu, A.V.
Kurup, B. Madhusoodana
 
Subject fish
cruise
continental slope
demersal
pelvic
gill rakers
 
Description 166-169
Dicrolene nigricaudis (Alcock, 1899), a rare species of deep sea cusk eel described from Andaman Sea and Arabian Sea in 1899 is redescribed and compared with its closely related species, D. tristis in terms of meristics and morphometrics in order to establish its individual taxonomic identity. The specimens were collected during the fishery survey cruises of FOR V Sagar Sampada along the continental slope of Indian EEZ. D. nigricaudis is characterized by two median and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches and lower elongated free rays of pectoral fin. The paper highlights the taxonomic characters useful for species identification.
 
Date 2009-06-16T05:31:03Z
2009-06-16T05:31:03Z
2009-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4666
 
Language en_US
 
Publisher CSIR
 
Source IJMS Vol.38(2) [June 2009]