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Ten New Records of the Reticulate Unicornfish Naso reticulatus Randall, 2001 (Perciformes: Acanthuridae): Distributional Range Expansion along the Southern Coasts of India

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13700/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41208-019-00155-1
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-019-00155-1
 
Title Ten New Records of the Reticulate Unicornfish Naso reticulatus
Randall, 2001 (Perciformes: Acanthuridae): Distributional Range
Expansion along the Southern Coasts of India
 
Creator Roul, Subal Kumar
Behera, Pralaya Ranjan
Kumar, Rajan
Rahangdale, Shikha
Pradhan, Rajesh Kumar
Ghosh, Shubhadeep
Rohit, Prathibha
 
Subject Pelagic Fisheries
 
Description The reticulate unicornfish Naso reticulatus Randall, 2001 has been previously reported from Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines,
north-east coast of India and Pakistan. In the present study, ten specimens of N. reticulatus were collected during 2016 and 2017
from four locations in Indian waters covering both east coast (Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu) and west coast (Kerala and
Gujarat). A detailed morphological and morphometric description of the specimens is provided. This species is characterised by
V+28–30 dorsal rays, II + 26–28 anal rays, 16–17 pectoral rays, elongate body (body depth 28.1–32.4% in SL in larger
specimens and 36.0–38.5% in SL in smaller individuals), angular median interorbital space and reticulated colour pattern on
body of larger specimens and absent in smaller individuals which display some irregular white and black patches. This study
reports the range extension of N. reticulatus towards the southern coasts of India, suggesting that this species is widely distributed
throughout the Indian coast.
 
Date 2019
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13700/1/Thalassas_2019_Subal%20Kumar%20Roul_Ten%20New%20Records%20of%20the%20Reticulate%20Unicornfish%20Naso%20reticulatus.pdf
Roul, Subal Kumar and Behera, Pralaya Ranjan and Kumar, Rajan and Rahangdale, Shikha and Pradhan, Rajesh Kumar and Ghosh, Shubhadeep and Rohit, Prathibha (2019) Ten New Records of the Reticulate Unicornfish Naso reticulatus Randall, 2001 (Perciformes: Acanthuridae): Distributional Range Expansion along the Southern Coasts of India. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. pp. 1-7. ISSN 0212-5919