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First record of the anthiine fish, Meganthias filiferus (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Indian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2009

K.V. Akhilesh ,
N.G.K. Pillai ,
U. Ganga ,
K.K. Bineesh ,
C.P. Rajool Shanis  and
Hashim Manjebrayakath
K.V. Akhilesh*
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin–683 018, Kerala, India
N.G.K. Pillai
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin–683 018, Kerala, India
U. Ganga
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin–683 018, Kerala, India
K.K. Bineesh
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin–683 018, Kerala, India
C.P. Rajool Shanis
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin–683 018, Kerala, India
Hashim Manjebrayakath
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin–683 018, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K.V. Akhilesh, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin–683 018, Kerala, India email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The present paper reports the first record of occurrence in the Arabian Sea and extension of distribution of Meganthias filiferus from the Thailand coast of the eastern Indian Ocean. A single specimen measuring 211 mm SL was collected from a commercial trawler operating in the Arabian Sea off the south-western coast of India during August 2008. The two known specimens of this rare species are compared.

Keywords

MeganthiasSerranidaeIndian Ocean
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e113
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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