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

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Title First record of Bengal reticulated puffer Chelonodontops bengalensis (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from
Odisha coast, north-western Bay of Bengal with taxonomic notes
 
Creator Roul, Subal Kumar
Ghosh, Shubhadeep
Rohit, Prathibha
 
Subject New record
Fish Taxonomy
 
Description The present study reports the first record of Bengal reticulated puffer, Chelonodontops bengalensis from Odisha coast in the northwestern Bay of Bengal based on two specimens (226 – 301 mm SL), each collected from Paradeep and Bahabalpur in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The detailed morphological features of C. bengalensis 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 – 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 C. bengalensis from its known geographical range i.e. Bangladesh and West Bengal towards south in the northern Bay of Bengal.
 
Publisher National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR)
 
Date 2022
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16132/1/Indian%20Journal%20of%20Geo-Marine%20Sciences_2022_Subal%20Kumar%20Roul.pdf
Roul, Subal Kumar and Ghosh, Shubhadeep and Rohit, Prathibha (2022) First record of Bengal reticulated puffer Chelonodontops bengalensis (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from Odisha coast, north-western Bay of Bengal with taxonomic notes. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 51 (4). pp. 363-367.