First record of Acentrogobius nebulosus (Forsskal, 1775) from the coast of Gujarat, India

Authors

  • S. Dutta
     Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal
  • S. C. Saren
     Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal
  • H. U. K. Pillai
     Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal
  • A. Sengupta
     Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i4/2023/172579

Keywords:

Gulf of Kutch, Okha, Salaya, Gobiidae

Abstract

The present study reports the occurrence of a gobiid species, Acentrogobius nebulosus (Forsskal, 1775) for the first time from the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat. Specimens were collected from the Okha and Salaya fish landing centres under the district of Devbhumi Dwaraka in Gujarat.

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2024-09-26

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Dutta, S., Saren, S. C., Pillai, H. U. K., & Sengupta, A. (2024). First record of <i>Acentrogobius nebulosus</i> (Forsskal, 1775) from the coast of Gujarat, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(4), 317–321. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i4/2023/172579

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Volume 123, Issue 4, 2023

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