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First record of two gobioid fishes (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Indian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

Sivakumar Ragul Open the ORCID record for Sivakumar Ragul [Opens in a new window] ,
Aravind Manoj ,
Gopalan Mahadevan Open the ORCID record for Gopalan Mahadevan [Opens in a new window] ,
Arumugam Murugan  and
Helen Larson
Sivakumar Ragul
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608502, Tamil Nadu, India
Aravind Manoj
Affiliation:
Environment Consultant, Annamalai Nagar, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, India
Gopalan Mahadevan*
Affiliation:
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608502, Tamil Nadu, India
Arumugam Murugan
Affiliation:
Fisheries Coordinator, Crab Meat Processors Association, P &T Colony, Tuticorin, 628 008, Tamil Nadu, India
Helen Larson
Affiliation:
Museum Curator, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, PO Box 4646, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia
*
Corresponding author: Gopalan Mahadevan; Email: marinemahadevan@gmail.com
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Abstract

The present research documents new distributional records of two gobioid fishes, Acentrogobius vanderloosi Allen, 2015 and Pseudogobius fulvicaudus Huang, Shao, and Chen, 2014 from the southeastern coast of India. Indian coastal waters provide suitable habitats for many gobioid fishes due to its varied ecosystems. The confusion over the identity of a number of gobioid fishes in India suggests the need for more studies on these fishes to better understand their diversity, taxonomy, and geographical distribution. The present record of these species from the southeastern coast of India expands the known distribution of these species.

Keywords

by-catchestuarygobioidmangrovesnew record
Type
Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e35
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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