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Report of two surgeonfishes, Naso reticulatus and Naso lopezi from coastal waters of Maharashtra, Arabian Sea

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Title Report of two surgeonfishes, Naso reticulatus and Naso lopezi from coastal waters of Maharashtra, Arabian Sea
 
Creator Akhilesh, K V
Thakurdas,
Suresh, S
Chellappan, Anulekshmi
 
Subject Demersal Fishes
 
Description Fishes of the family Acanthuridae (Perciformes),
called Surgeonfish, tang, and unicorn fish are
common marine fishes observed in tropical and
subtropical waters, with 85 valid species reported
in 6 genera (Fricke et al., 2022). In Indian waters,
Mohapatra et al., (2020) listed, 33 species of
surgeonfishes under 5 genera, however, missed 2
species listed by Nair et al. (2014), ie Naso lopezi
Herre 1927 and Naso thynnoides (Cuvier 1829),
and another 2 species listed by Rajan et al. (2013)
from Andaman waters ie, Acanthurus japonicus
(Schmidt 1931) and Zebrasoma velifer (Bloch 1795),
making the total surgeon fishes known from India
to 37.
 
Publisher ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2022
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16371/1/MFIS%20252_2022_Akhilesh%20K%20V.pdf
Akhilesh, K V and Thakurdas, and Suresh, S and Chellappan, Anulekshmi (2022) Report of two surgeonfishes, Naso reticulatus and Naso lopezi from coastal waters of Maharashtra, Arabian Sea. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series (252). pp. 31-32. ISSN 0254-380X