Range extension of Günther's waspfish, Snyderina guentheri (Boulenger, 1889) (Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae) from Gujarat, Northeastern Arabian Sea
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https://doi.org/10.56042/ijms.v53i08.11815Keywords:
Arabian Sea, Bottom trawler, Bycatch, Gujarat, WaspfishAbstract
From May 2023 to May 2024, a regular fishery survey was conducted to evaluate the trawl bycatch of Veraval fishing harbour, on the northwestern coast of India. A total of five specimens of Günther's waspfish, Snyderina guentheri (Boulenger, 1889) (108.9 – 155.0 mm SL) were sorted out from the low-value bycatch. Previously, S. guentheri was only known from the south (Quilon, Kerala) and east (Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) coast of India. This study reports its range extension towards the north-eastern coast of the Arabian Sea with detailed morphometric measurements, meristic counts, distribution and radiograph of the reported species, along with a key to its genera.
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2026-01-09
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Range extension of Günther’s waspfish, Snyderina guentheri (Boulenger, 1889) (Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae) from Gujarat, Northeastern Arabian Sea. (2026). Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS), 53(08), 581-585. https://doi.org/10.56042/ijms.v53i08.11815
