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First report of Indian frogfish, Antennarius indicus Schultz, 1964 from the Hooghly-Matlah estuary of India

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Title First report of Indian frogfish, Antennarius indicus Schultz, 1964 from the Hooghly-Matlah estuary of India
 
Creator Bhakta, D
Manna, R K
Ray, A
Nair, S M
Jana, C
Mandal, S
Samanta, S
Das, B K
 
Subject Antennariidae
Antennarius indicus
First record
Hooghly-Matlah estuary
India
 
Description 158-162
The primarily benthic, shallow-water, reef-associated Indian frogfish, Antennarius indicus Schultz 1964, belongs to the family Antennariidae (order Lophiiformes) and may be found in nearly all of the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and seas. Comprehensive morphological parameters of the Indian frogfish found in the Hooghly and Matlah estuary systems of India are provided by the current study. A single specimen with a length 97.87 mm and weight 33.48 g was collected from the winter migratory bagnet catch at Fraserganj fish landing site. Till now, there are no records of the occurrence of frogfishes in the Hooghly-Matlah estuarine system. The morphological features such as dorsal-fin spines - 3, dorsal-fin rays - 12, anal fin rays - 7, pectoral-fin rays - 10, and pelvic fin rays - 5, confirmed the first record of Indian frogfish A. indicus from the Hooghly-Matlah estuarine system. The estuary's current condition was revealed by the examination of the water quality at the collection site.
 
Date 2024-02-27T06:58:04Z
2024-02-27T06:58:04Z
2023-03
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63462
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijms.v52i03.7456
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.52(02) [March 2023]