New Geographical Record for Muraenid Eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) along the Northeast Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean
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Rajan Kumar [1] ; A. P. Dineshbabu [1] ; Ashok Kumar Jaiswar [2] ; Latha Shenoy [2] ; Annam Pavan Kumar [2] ; Shikha Rahangdale [1] ; Vinay Kumar Vase [1] ; Divu Damodar [1] ; Sangita Bharadiya [1] ; Jayshree Gohel [1]
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[1] Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
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[2] Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
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- Localización: Thalassas: An international journal of marine sciences, ISSN 0212-5919, Vol. 36, Nº. 2, 2020, págs. 365-370
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Fishes of family Muraenidae, popularly known as moray eels, are one of the most diverse groups among true eels. Gymnothorax is the most predominant genus in terms of diversity along Indian coastline (31 species including recent description and distributional records), but they rarely form the fishery of commercial importance. Gymnothorax dorsalis, species of elongated unpatterned moray eels characterized by eight to nine pre-dorsal vertebrae, three infraorbital pores and low dorsal and anal fin united with caudal fins is reported for the first time from the west coast of India. Gymnothorax reticularis, reticulated patterned eel with 18–19 vertical dark bars, five pre-dorsal vertebrae and 10–11 vomerine teeth is also reported for the first time from the northwest coast of India.
