First Record of Barred Moray <I>Echidna polyzona</I> (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Seepana Rajendra; C. Raghunathan

doi:10.26515/rzsi/v116/i4/2016/117832

First Record of Barred Moray Echidna polyzona (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Authors

Seepana Rajendra
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair-744 102, A & N Islands
C. Raghunathan
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair-744 102, A & N Islands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v116/i4/2016/117832

Keywords:

New Record, Moray Eel, Echidna, Muraenidae, Andaman And Nicobar Islands.

Abstract

One specimen each from Rutland Island and Great Nicobar Island has been identified as Echidna Polyzona (Richardson, 1845), a member of the Moray eel family Muraenidae. Systematic account for the species and distribution of moray eels in India are discussed. The present report forms the first record of Echidna polyzona from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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Published

2016-12-01

How to Cite

Rajendra, S., & Raghunathan, C. (2016). First Record of Barred Moray <I>Echidna polyzona</I> (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 116(4), 477–480. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v116/i4/2016/117832