First report of the Snake Eel Neenchelys cheni (Chen and Weng, 1967) (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae) from Indian waters
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First report of the Snake Eel Neenchelys cheni (Chen and Weng, 1967) (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae: Myrophinae) from Indian waters
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Creator |
Ray, Dipanjan
Mohapatra, Anil |
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Subject |
Neenchelys cheni
Bay of Bengal India West Bengal Fish |
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Description |
310-312
This paper reports the first occurrence of Neenchelys cheni (Chen and Weng, 1967) from Indian waters. The only species of the genus previously reported from the Indian coast, Neenchelys buitendijki Weber and de Beaufort, 1916 differs from N. cheni in its dorsal fin origin (well before anal opening) and other characters discussed in this paper. |
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Date |
2016-07-22T08:19:20Z
2016-07-22T08:19:20Z 2016-02 |
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Article
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Identifier |
0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/35057 |
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Language |
en_US
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Rights |
CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
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Publisher |
NISCAIR-CSIR, India
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Source |
IJMS Vol.45(02) [February 2016]
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