Report of two surgeonfishes, Naso reticulatus and Naso lopezi from coastal waters of Maharashtra, Arabian Sea

Akhilesh, K V and Thakurdas, and Suresh, S and Chellappan, Anulekshmi (2022) Report of two surgeonfishes, Naso reticulatus and Naso lopezi from coastal waters of Maharashtra, Arabian Sea. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series (252). pp. 31-32. ISSN 0254-380X

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Abstract

Fishes of the family Acanthuridae (Perciformes), called Surgeonfish, tang, and unicorn fish are common marine fishes observed in tropical and subtropical waters, with 85 valid species reported in 6 genera (Fricke et al., 2022). In Indian waters, Mohapatra et al., (2020) listed, 33 species of surgeonfishes under 5 genera, however, missed 2 species listed by Nair et al. (2014), ie Naso lopezi Herre 1927 and Naso thynnoides (Cuvier 1829), and another 2 species listed by Rajan et al. (2013) from Andaman waters ie, Acanthurus japonicus (Schmidt 1931) and Zebrasoma velifer (Bloch 1795), making the total surgeon fishes known from India to 37.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Naso reticulatus; Naso lopezi
Subjects:	Demersal Fishes
Divisions:	CMFRI-Mumbai
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2022 08:24
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2022 08:24
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16371

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