First record of the Evermann’s snake eel, Ophichthus lithinus (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from northern Indian Ocean

First record of the Evermann’s snake eel, Ophichthus lithinus (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from northern Indian Ocean

A little known species of snake eel, Ophichthus lithinus (Jordan et Richardson, 1908), is reported for the first time from the east coast of India, Bay of Bengal based on two specimens 632 and 720 mm in total length, collected respectively at Digha, West Bengal and Kalpakam, Tamil Nadu, India. This...

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Main Authors: D. Ray, A. Mohapatra, S. Biswas, K.K. Satpathy, S.S. Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-03-01
Series:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Subjects:
new record
fish
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
India
Online Access:https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26525/download/pdf/

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