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New record of the deep-sea fish Neobythites multistriatus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae) from the south-west coast of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2010

B. Madhusoodana Kurup ,
Sherine Sonia Cubelio ,
Ginson Joseph  and
S. Venu
B. Madhusoodana Kurup
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India
Sherine Sonia Cubelio*
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India
Ginson Joseph
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India
S. Venu
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S.S. Cubelio, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin-682016, Kerala, India email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The occurrence of benthopelagic fish, Neobythites multistriatus, off Mangalore, India, in the Arabian Sea, which is hitherto not recorded from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of India, is reported. The results of the comparison of meristic and morphometric characters with the holotype and paratypes of the species are presented. Neobythites multistriatus is closely related to N. fasciatus in terms of two opercular spines and several vertical bars on body ending as ocelli or dark blotches on dorsal and anal fin. However, it differs from the latter by having 11–13 long rakers versus 8–10 and anterior ocellus in front of line versus posterior to line. The occurrence of this little known benthopelagic fish further adds to and strengthens the rich deep sea ichthyofaunal biodiversity of the EEZ of India, which is hitherto not fully known.

Keywords

new recordNeobythites multistriatusOphidiidsredescriptionIndian exclusive economic zone
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e117
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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