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Systematics of nemipterid fishes (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) of Odisha coast, north-western Bay of Bengal with first records of four species

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Title Systematics of nemipterid fishes (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) of Odisha coast, north-western Bay of Bengal with first records of four species
 
Creator Roul, S K
Pradhan, S K
Ghosh, S
Rohit, P
 
Subject Ichthyofaunal diversity
Nemipteridae
Odisha
Taxonomy
 
Description 185-193
The north-eastern coast of India is rich in marine floral and faunal biodiversity, yet relatively less studied. This study
aims to review and update the species diversity of nemipterids along the north-eastern coast of India, particularly Odisha,
and provide a simple key for easy identification. An ichthyofaunal survey piloted during 2017 – 2020 along the Odisha coast
confirmed the occurrence of seven valid species of nemipterids namely, Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830),
N. japonicus (Bloch, 1791), N. nematophorus (Bleeker, 1854), N. peronii (Valenciennes, 1830), N. randalli Russell, 1986,
Parascolopsis aspinosa (Rao & Rao, 1981), and Scolopsis vosmeri (Bloch, 1792), adding four species to the previously
annotated checklist of 2007. The present paper reports the first record of four species namely, N. nematophorus, N. peronii,
N. randalli, and P. aspinosa from the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal. Based on the findings of the present study and
available literature, a key to the reported and identified species of the family Nemipteridae from the Odisha coast was
developed with a detailed description of taxonomic characters for easy identification.
 
Date 2022-07-01T11:37:06Z
2022-07-01T11:37:06Z
2022-02
 
Identifier 2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/60018
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.51(02) [February 2022]