First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India

In India, the two spotted razor fish is not among the main commercially important fisheries but has food and ornamental value. We report the occurrence of Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) in Digha based on a 199mm long specimen. This species was previously reported in India only from the south-...

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Main Authors: Alakesh Pradhan, Bijay Kali Mahapatra
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) 2017-03-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1686
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description In India, the two spotted razor fish is not among the main commercially important fisheries but has food and ornamental value. We report the occurrence of Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) in Digha based on a 199mm long specimen. This species was previously reported in India only from the south-eastern and western coasts. Morphometric and meristic measurements were taken and the specimen was deposited in ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata Centre Museum.
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spelling doaj.art-34b6c7723feb4756a1aa114b83d5b4852022-12-22T00:28:38ZengUniversidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)Cuadernos de investigación UNED1659-42661659-441X2017-03-019110.22458/urj.v9i1.1686First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of IndiaAlakesh PradhanBijay Kali MahapatraIn India, the two spotted razor fish is not among the main commercially important fisheries but has food and ornamental value. We report the occurrence of Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) in Digha based on a 199mm long specimen. This species was previously reported in India only from the south-eastern and western coasts. Morphometric and meristic measurements were taken and the specimen was deposited in ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata Centre Museum.https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1686Iniistius bimaculatusNew recordNorth-east coast of IndiaDighaBay of Bengal
spellingShingle Alakesh Pradhan
Bijay Kali Mahapatra
First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India
Cuadernos de investigación UNED
Iniistius bimaculatus
New record
North-east coast of India
Digha
Bay of Bengal
title First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India
title_full First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India
title_fullStr First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India
title_full_unstemmed First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India
title_short First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India
title_sort first record of the two spot razorfish iniistius bimaculatus perciformes labridae from digha north east coast of india
topic Iniistius bimaculatus
New record
North-east coast of India
Digha
Bay of Bengal
url https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1686
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