A first sighting report of six fishes from the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India
<p>From the fish and fisheries point of view, the Andaman and Nicobar islands are the most interesting and fascinating owing to a diversity of ichthyofauna occurring in the varied marine habitats, such as mangroves, creeks, rocky beaches, extensive sandy beaches, muddy shores, coral reefs, e...
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| description | <p>From the fish and fisheries point of view, the Andaman and Nicobar islands are the most interesting and fascinating owing to a diversity of ichthyofauna occurring in the varied marine habitats, such as mangroves, creeks, rocky beaches, extensive sandy beaches, muddy shores, coral reefs, etc. During a recent underwater survey around different islands inside the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (MGMNP), Wandoor, South Andaman six new records of marine fishes belonging to the families Apogonidae, Labridae and Scaridae, were reported as a new record from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This paper deals with the morphological features, habitats and distribution of these fishes from this <strong>Marine National Park</strong>.</p><div> </div> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3df06fa4630f4082a45178844d816b462022-12-21T19:42:37ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072015-09-017117827783010.11609/jott.2329.7827-78301785A first sighting report of six fishes from the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, IndiaKamla Devi0S. Kumaralingam1Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744102, IndiaZoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744102, India<p>From the fish and fisheries point of view, the Andaman and Nicobar islands are the most interesting and fascinating owing to a diversity of ichthyofauna occurring in the varied marine habitats, such as mangroves, creeks, rocky beaches, extensive sandy beaches, muddy shores, coral reefs, etc. During a recent underwater survey around different islands inside the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (MGMNP), Wandoor, South Andaman six new records of marine fishes belonging to the families Apogonidae, Labridae and Scaridae, were reported as a new record from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This paper deals with the morphological features, habitats and distribution of these fishes from this <strong>Marine National Park</strong>.</p><div> </div>http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2329Reef FishesApogonidaeLabridaeScaridaeWandoor. |
| spellingShingle | Kamla Devi S. Kumaralingam A first sighting report of six fishes from the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India Journal of Threatened Taxa Reef Fishes Apogonidae Labridae Scaridae Wandoor. |
| title | A first sighting report of six fishes from the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India |
| title_full | A first sighting report of six fishes from the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India |
| title_fullStr | A first sighting report of six fishes from the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A first sighting report of six fishes from the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India |
| title_short | A first sighting report of six fishes from the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India |
| title_sort | first sighting report of six fishes from the mahatma gandhi marine national park south andaman india |
| topic | Reef Fishes Apogonidae Labridae Scaridae Wandoor. |
| url | http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2329 |
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