First record of the anthiine fish, Meganthias filiferus (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Indian waters

Autor: C. P. Rajool Shanis, K. K. Bineesh, K. V. Akhilesh, U Ganga, Hashim Manjebrayakath, N.G.K. Pillai
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Marine Biodiversity Records. 2
ISSN: 1755-2672
DOI: 10.1017/s1755267209001201
Popis: The present paper reports the first record of occurrence in the Arabian Sea and extension of distribution of Meganthias filiferus from the Thailand coast of the eastern Indian Ocean. A single specimen measuring 211 mm SL was collected from a commercial trawler operating in the Arabian Sea off the south-western coast of India during August 2008. The two known specimens of this rare species are compared.
Databáze: OpenAIRE