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First record of scorpionfish genus Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935 (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from Indian coast

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Title First record of scorpionfish genus Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935 (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from Indian coast
 
Creator Ray, Dipanjan
Mohapatra, Anil
 
Subject Scorpaenidae
Neomerinthe megalepis
Digha
Paradip
Bay of Bengal
India
 
Description 1224-1228
First report of the genus Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935 with record of Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler, 1938) from Indian coastal waters is documented. N. megalepis differentiated from other congeneric species of Indian Ocean like N. amplisquamiceps by having 4th dorsal spine longest, lower jaw protruding and flat occiput; N. bauchotae by having a slit behind last hemibranch and more pectoral fin rays; N. rotunda by having lateral lacrimal spine, four suborbital and preopercular spine.
 
Date 2016-07-21T06:19:25Z
2016-07-21T06:19:25Z
2015-08
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/jspui/handle/123456789/34896
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.44(08) [August 2015]