On the Occurrence of Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830 (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae), from the Gulf of Mannar, Southeast Coast of India

Authors

  • Mrinal Kumar Das
     Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai – 600028, Tamil Nadu
  • Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra
     Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/142962

Keywords:

First Record, India, ‘Semipunctata’ complex, Tamil Nadu.

Abstract

One specimen of Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830 (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) was collected from Vallimunai Island, Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India in December 2018. The present paper reports A. semipunctata for the first time from the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, southeast coast of India with morphometric and meristic characters.

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2019-12-31

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Das, M. K., & Mishra, S. S. (2019). On the Occurrence of <i>Asterropteryx semipunctata</i> Rüppell, 1830 (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae), from the Gulf of Mannar, Southeast Coast of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 119(4), 496–499. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/142962

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Volume 119, Issue 4, 2019

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