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First record of Acropoma argentistigma from Indian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2012

Prasanna Yennawar ,
Dipanjan Ray  and
Anil Mohapatra
Prasanna Yennawar*
Affiliation:
Marine Aquarium & Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha 721428 WB
Dipanjan Ray
Affiliation:
Marine Aquarium & Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha 721428 WB
Anil Mohapatra
Affiliation:
Marine Aquarium & Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha 721428 WB
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P. Yennawar, Marine Aquarium & Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha 721428 WB email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Lanternbellies (family Acropomatidae) are known for their ventral luminous organs. The family comprises 31 species from seven genera throughout the world. Out of seven genera, the genus Acropoma contains five valid species, all occurring in the Indo-Pacific area, of which only Acropoma japonicum was reported previously from Indian waters. The present paper reports the first ever sighting of Acropoma argentistigma caught off the east coast of India around the Digha coast in West Bengal. The species was earlier reported to be distributed in the Andaman Sea only. The report of Acropoma argentistigma in the area further enriches the ichthyofauna of the area and points to the need for further detailed studies for conservation initiatives with respect to such rare fishes.

Keywords

Acropoma argentistigmaeast coastIndia
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e65
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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