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First record of Genus Parabathymyrus Kamohara, 1938 (Anguilliformes: Congridae) from Eastern Indian Ocean


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1 Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Kismat Bajkul, Purba Medinipur, Bajkul – 721655, West Bengal, India
2 Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha - 761002, India
3 Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland MD 2076, United States
4 Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700 016, India
 

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Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus, Kamohara, 1938 is recorded for the first time from the eastern Indian Ocean based on one specimen (246 mm SL) collected from the Bay of Bengal. This record extends the range of the species from Western Pacific to the Eastern Indian Ocean. The Genus Parabathymyrus is also reported for the first time from India with its morphometric measurements.

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First report, Indian Ocean, Parabathymyrus, Range Extension, West Bengal.
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Authors

Dipanjan Ray
Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Kismat Bajkul, Purba Medinipur, Bajkul – 721655, West Bengal, India
Anil Mohapatra
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha - 761002, India
David G. Smith
Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland MD 2076, United States
Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra
Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700 016, India

Abstract


Parabathymyrus macrophthalmus, Kamohara, 1938 is recorded for the first time from the eastern Indian Ocean based on one specimen (246 mm SL) collected from the Bay of Bengal. This record extends the range of the species from Western Pacific to the Eastern Indian Ocean. The Genus Parabathymyrus is also reported for the first time from India with its morphometric measurements.

Keywords


First report, Indian Ocean, Parabathymyrus, Range Extension, West Bengal.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv120%2Fi1%2F2020%2F144630