First record of Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith, 1956 (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India

Authors

  • Mrinal Kumar Das
     Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai – 600028, Tamil Nadu
  • R. Rajendar Kumar
     Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai – 600028, Tamil Nadu
  • P. Padmanaban
     Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai – 600028, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i2/2021/153366

Keywords:

Cardinal Fish, East Coast, First Report, Mandapam, Pseudamiinae

Abstract

A cardinal fish, Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith, 1956 (Perciformes: Apogonidae) is recorded for the first time from the Gulf of Mannar, south-east coast of India based on a single specimen collected from Mandapam fish landing centre, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu. This report adds a new record to ichthyofaunal list of the Gulf of Mannar and the east coast of India.

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2021-08-03

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Kumar Das, M., Rajendar Kumar, R., & Padmanaban, P. (2021). First record of <i>Pseudamia gelatinosa</i> Smith, 1956 (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 121(2), 307–309. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i2/2021/153366

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Volume 121, Issue 2, 2021

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