Range Extension of Checkered Goby Gobiopsis canalis Lachner & McKinney, 1978 (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) to Northeastern Indian Ocean

• Suman Patra ^[1] ; Dipanjan Ray ^[2] ; Shesdev Patro ^[1] ; Anil Mohapatra ^[3]
  1. [1] Berhampur University

     Berhampur University

     India

     
  2. [2] Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Kismat Bajkul, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
  3. [3] Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Odisha, India

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• Localización: Thalassas: An international journal of marine sciences, ISSN 0212-5919, Vol. 39, Nº. 2 (October 2023), 2023, págs. 791-795
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Gobiopsis canalis Lachner & McKinney, is reported from the east coast of India, Bay of Bengal for the first time, by studying two specimens collected from West Bengal, India. All the previously studied specimens of G. canalis were from the western Indian Ocean, this study adds to its ecological adaptability and distribution in the eastern Indian Ocean with the morphometric details. Also, a description of morphological comparisons with congeners living along the Indian coast is provided herein.