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New record of Neobythites multistriatus (Pisces: Ophidiidae) from Bay of Bengal, south-east coast of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2013

K. Kannan ,
K.K. Joshi ,
S. John  and
J.A. Johnson
K. Kannan*
Affiliation:
Tuticorin Research Center (TRC), Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), South Beach Road (near Rochi Park), Tuticorin-628 001, Tamil Nadu, India
K.K. Joshi
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Post Box 1603, Ernakulam North PO. Kochi 682018, Kerala, India
S. John
Affiliation:
Dakshin Foundation, Samvridhi Gardenia, Sahakaranagar, Bangalore-560092, Karnataka, India
J.A. Johnson
Affiliation:
Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun-248001, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K. Kannan, Tuticorin Research Center (TRC), Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), South Beach Road (near Rochi Park), Tuticorin-628 001, Tamil Nadu, India email: kanna.k84@gmail.com
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Abstract

A new record on the occurrence of Neobythites multistriatus which hitherto had not been recorded from the Bay of Bengal is reported. Two specimens measuring 160 and 180 mm standard length were collected from the landings of a deep-sea trawler by-catch at depths of 200–250 m off the Tuticorin coast in the Gulf of Mannar (part of the Bay of Bengal) during March 2010. This is the first record of Neobythites multistriatus from the Bay of Bengal. The specimen is described and figured.

Keywords

ophidiidsbenthopelagic fishdeep-sea trawlingby-catchTuticorinGulf of Mannar
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e83
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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