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<p>New distributional record of four Dragonet species (Perciformes: Callionymidae) from Odisha coast, India with comments on occurrence of other <em>Callionymus </em>species in Indian waters</p>

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Title Statement <p>New distributional record of four Dragonet species (Perciformes: Callionymidae) from Odisha coast, India with comments on occurrence of other <em>Callionymus </em>species in Indian waters</p>
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Roya, S
Pradhanb, J
Rayc, D
Mohantya,, S R
Patrob, S
Sarend, S C
Mishra, S S
Mohapatra, Anil
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Geographic distribution, New record, Odisha coast, Range extension
 
Summary, etc. <p>The present paper reports four uncommon fish species of dragonets of the family Callionymidae<em> viz. Callionymus filamentosus </em>Valenciennes, 1837, <em>C. hindsii </em>Richardson, 1844, <em>C. margaretae </em>Regan, 1905 and <em>C. recurvispinis </em>(Li 1966) for the first time from Odisha coast, India. Diagnosis, morphometric and meristic characters of the recorded species are provided herein. The records of <em>Callionymus</em> species in Indian waters are discussed. It is concluded that only 15 species of the genus <em>Callionymus </em>are occurring in India, while reports of <em>C. belcheri</em>, <em>C. japonicus</em>,<em> C. kaianus</em> and <em>C. melanopterus </em>are erroneous.</p>
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS)
2022-09-30 00:21:55
 
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Data Source Entry Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS); ##issue.vol## 50, ##issue.no## 03 (2021)
 
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