New geographical records of 15 reef fish species from Lakshadweep, India

Anto, Alvin and Babu, Sandra and Sreeram, Miriam Paul and Sreenath, K R and Fricke, Ronald (2024) New geographical records of 15 reef fish species from Lakshadweep, India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 104 (e16). ISSN 1469-7769

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Abstract

In the present study, 15 new records from Kavaratti Atoll are added to the ichthyofaunal diversity of the Lakshadweep Archipelago and six to the Indian fish fauna based on underwater photographs and videos. Fishes were recorded from both lagoon and forereef areas off Kavaratti. The new records include Cirripectes auritus (Blackflap blenny), Cirripectes polyzona (Barred blenny), Ecsenius bicolor (Bicolor blenny), Glyptoparus delicatulus (Delicate blenny), Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Gorgeous prawn-goby), Eviota punyit (Punyit dwarfgoby), Eviota cf. teresae (Viridescent dwarfgoby), Cirrhitichthys falco (Dwarf hawkfish), Halichoeres leucoxanthus (Canarytop wrasse), Pseudocheilinus evanidus (Disappearing wrasse), Coris latifasciata (Broad banded wrasse), Pomacentrus xanthocercus (Yellowtail damsel), Plectroglyphidodon luteobrunneus (Indian gregory), Pomacentrus indicus (Indian damsel) and Synodus dermatogenys (Sand lizardfish). Six species, G. delicatulus, E. cf. teresae, E. punyit, P. xanthocercus, P. evanidus and C. latifasciata represent new records for Indian waters. The genus Amblyeleotris is recorded for the first time from Lakshadweep.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Arabian Sea; coral atolls; fish faunal diversity; Kavaratti Atoll; Laccadive Sea
Subjects:	Marine Ecosystems > Coral Reefs Marine Environment Fish and Fisheries
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2024 10:45
Last Modified:	08 Aug 2024 04:19
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/18136

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