First record of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker, 1849) (Gobiiformes: Eleotridae) from West Bengal, India

Authors

  • Sk Samim Hossin
     Department of Life Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur – 721102, West Bengal
  • Dipanjan Ray
     Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Kismat Bajkul, Purba Medinipur - 721655, West Bengal
  • Swarup Ranjan Mohanty
     Estuarine Biological Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea – 761002, Odisha
  • Anil Mohapatra
     Estuarine Biological Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea – 761002, Odisha
  • Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra
     Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700016, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/121734

Keywords:

Butis koilomatodon, Digha Coast, Eleotridae, Gobiiformes

Abstract

Occurrence of Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker, 1849) (Gobiiformes: Eleotridae) is reported for the first time from West Bengal, India based on two specimens collected from Sankarpur fishing harbour. Systematic account of the species is provided for distinction. Only eight species in the family Eleotridae were known from West Bengal earlier and the present report adds one more to the list.

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2019-03-23

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Samim Hossin, S., Ray, D., Ranjan Mohanty, S., Mohapatra, A., & Sekhar Mishra, S. (2019). First record of <i>Butis koilomatodon</i> (Bleeker, 1849) (Gobiiformes: Eleotridae) from West Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 119(1), 85–87. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/121734

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Volume 119, Issue 1, 2019

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