First record of two Cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from West Bengal, along the North-East coast of India

Authors

  • A Pradhan ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata Centre, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 091, India
  • B K Mahapatra ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata Centre, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 091, India
  • S S Mishra Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 016, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56042/ijms.v51i06.44808

Keywords:

Apogonidae, Bio-inventory, Digha coast, Geographical range, West Bengal

Abstract

Two cardinal fishes of the family Apogonidae were collected from Digha coast, West Bengal, Northeastern part of Bay of Bengal. These fishes were captured as trawl net from about 30 km off the coast. The specimens were identified as Jaydia queketti (Gilchrist, 1903) and Ostorhinchus fasciatus (White, 1790). Both the species are herein reported for the first time from the northeast coast of India (West Bengal) and confirms the range extension.

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Published

2023-07-28

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 06 (2022): IJMS [June 2022]

Section

Short Communications

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Copyright (c) 2022 Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS)

How to Cite

First record of two Cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from West Bengal, along the North-East coast of India. (2023). Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS), 51(06), 576-579. https://doi.org/10.56042/ijms.v51i06.44808

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