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<p>First record of Bengal reticulated puffer <em>Chelonodontops bengalensis </em>(Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from Odisha coast, north-western Bay of Bengal with taxonomic notes</p>

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Title Statement <p>First record of Bengal reticulated puffer <em>Chelonodontops bengalensis </em>(Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from Odisha coast, north-western Bay of Bengal with taxonomic notes</p>
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Roul, S K ; Puri Field Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Gosh, S
Rohit, P
ICAR-CMFRI
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Bengal reticulated puffer, Chelonodontops bengalensis, First record, Odisha coast, Range extension
 
Summary, etc. <p class="Abstract" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">The present study reports the first record of Bengal reticulated puffer, <em>Chelonodontops bengalensis</em> from Odisha coast in the north-western Bay of Bengal based on two specimens (226 <strong>– </strong>301 mm SL), each collected from Paradeep and Bahabalpur in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The detailed morphological features of <em>C. bengalensis</em> are provided and compared with its previous records. The species is distinguished from its congeners by having 12 dorsal fin rays, 10 anal fin rays, 18 – 19 pectoral fin rays, 10 <strong>– </strong>11 caudal fin rays, nasal organ cup shaped with unequal sized flaps, and dorsal profile of body covered with white spots of various shape and size and ventral side silvery white. Our study indicated the range extension of <em>C. bengalensis</em> from its known geographical range <em>i.e.</em> Bangladesh and West Bengal towards south in the northern Bay of Bengal.<br /></span></p>
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS)
2022-09-01 01:59:01
 
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Data Source Entry Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS); ##issue.vol## 51, ##issue.no## 04 (2022)
 
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