New Sighting Record of Devil Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (Scorpaeniformes: Scopaenidae) from Andaman Islands

Authors

  • P. T. Rajan
     Andaman and Nicobar Regional Center, Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair – 744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • S. S. Mishra
     Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700 016
  • K. K. Bineesh
     Andaman and Nicobar Regional Center, Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair – 744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i3/2017/120973

Keywords:

Andaman Islands, Devil Scorpionfish, India, New Record, Scorpaenopsis diabolus.

Abstract

A scorpionfish species, Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) has been recorded for the first time from the Indian waters around Andaman Islands, India. Its description, ecology of habitat and distributional range has been provided.

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Published

2017-10-01

How to Cite

Rajan, P. T., Mishra, S. S., & Bineesh, K. K. (2017). New Sighting Record of Devil Scorpionfish <I>Scorpaenopsis diabolus</I> (Cuvier, 1829) (Scorpaeniformes: Scopaenidae) from Andaman Islands. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 117(3), 298–299. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i3/2017/120973

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Volume 117, Issue 3, 2017

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