First record of a rare sunfish, Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) from coastal waters of West Bengal, India

Authors

  • Dipanjan Ray
     Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Kismat Bajkul, Purba Medinipur – 721655, West Bengal
  • Anil Mohapatra
     Estuarine Biological Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam - 721428, Odisha
  • Mrinmay Ghorai
     Department of Zoology, Panskura Banamali College, Panskura – 721152, West Bengal
  • Prasad Chandra Tudu
     Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha - 721428, West Bengal
  • Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra
     Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700016, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/122541

Keywords:

First record, Mola mola, Molidae, Sunfish, West Bengal

Abstract

The rare Ocean sunfish, Mola mola (Linnaeus 1758), is reported herewith first time from West Bengal coast of India based on two specimens collected from Digha Mohona (21°37.843'N, 87°32.827'E) by using trawl nets. This forms the second sunfish species from this coast after Ranzania laevis was recorded 18 years back. Past records of this species in Indian waters also discussed.

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2019-03-23

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Ray, D., Mohapatra, A., Ghorai, M., Chandra Tudu, P., & Sekhar Mishra, S. (2019). First record of a rare sunfish, <i>Mola mola</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) from coastal waters of West Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 119(1), 81–84. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/122541

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Volume 119, Issue 1, 2019

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