Sumod, K S and Mohapatra, Anil and Sanjeevan, V N and Kishore, T G and Bineesh, K K (2020) A new species of white-spotted moray eel, Gymnothorax smithi (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from deep waters of Arabian Sea, India. Zootaxa, 4652 (2). pp. 359-366.
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Abstract
A new species of white-spotted moray eel Gymnothorax smithi sp. nov. is described based on three specimens collected from the southeastern Arabian Sea, India. This is the first deep water report of a moray eel from Indian waters from 200 m depth. This new species is distinguishable from its congeners by the following combination of characters: greyish brown body overlain with white spots of irregular shape, dorsal-fin origin anterior to gill opening, anus positioned slightly behind the mid-point of the body, serrated teeth and a unique vertebral count 3–5 /57/130–132. [Zoobank URL: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9554CE07-E9E7-4B4F-95CD-54F2BB26FF28]
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Anguilliformes, deep-sea, Arabian Sea, new species |
| Subjects: | Demersal Fishes Demersal Fishes > Eels |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2020 05:14 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2020 05:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/14397 |
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