First Record of Spotwing Flying Gunard, Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1854) (Dactylopteriformes; Dactylopteridae) from Indian coastal waters

• K. Karuppasamy ^[2] ; L. Ranjith ^[3] ; B. Sureandiran ^[1] ; P. Jawahar ^[2] ; V. Vidhya ^[4]
  1. [1] Annamalai University

     Annamalai University

     India

     
  2. [2] Tamil Nadu Dr.J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University
  3. [3] ICAR-CMFRI (Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute), Tamil Nadu
  4. [4] ICAR Central Institute of Fisheries Education

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• Localización: Thalassas: An international journal of marine sciences, ISSN 0212-5919, Vol. 38, Nº. 1, 2022, págs. 331-336
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A total two specimens of male and female of Dactylopterids measuring 166.16 and 178.26 mm of standard length caught from commercial fshing trawler in 45–80 m depth at Tuticorin (8°14′59″ N 78°41′13″ E) and Kanyakumari coast (8°09′41″N, 77°56′12″ E) and Southeast coast of India. The specimen was identifed as Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1854) through by presence of bigger blotch over the pectoral fn; Lateral line extends up to caudal peduncle; no presence of spots on head and back. However, still now there is no proper report for D. macracantha in Indian coastal waters. That our Present fnding can be used as a First record of D. macracantha from Indian coastal waters. The detailed morphometric and meristic characteristics are described and discussed in this paper