Notes on yellow-spotted moray eel, Echidna xanthospilos (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), from Great Nicobar Island, India
A single specimen of Echidna xanthospilos (Bleeker, 1859) was captured off Great Nicobar Island. This finding represents a new addition to the muraenid fauna of India. This is one of the data-deficient species hitherto known only from five countries in the Indo–Pacific. The specimen is...
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| author | M.P. Goutham-Bharathi S. Rajendra C. Raghunathan |
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| description | A single specimen of Echidna xanthospilos (Bleeker, 1859) was captured off Great Nicobar Island. This finding represents a new addition to the muraenid fauna of India. This is one of the data-deficient species hitherto known only from five countries in the Indo–Pacific. The specimen is described and illustrated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb8cb1921c28462e8529a0c53f1afd402022-12-22T02:36:05ZengPensoft PublishersActa Ichthyologica et Piscatoria1734-15152017-06-0147220921210.3750/AIEP/0218226709Notes on yellow-spotted moray eel, Echidna xanthospilos (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), from Great Nicobar Island, IndiaM.P. Goutham-BharathiS. RajendraC. RaghunathanA single specimen of Echidna xanthospilos (Bleeker, 1859) was captured off Great Nicobar Island. This finding represents a new addition to the muraenid fauna of India. This is one of the data-deficient species hitherto known only from five countries in the Indo–Pacific. The specimen is described and illustrated.https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26709/download/pdf/fish taxonomyfish morphologynew recorddata-d |
| spellingShingle | M.P. Goutham-Bharathi S. Rajendra C. Raghunathan Notes on yellow-spotted moray eel, Echidna xanthospilos (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), from Great Nicobar Island, India Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria fish taxonomy fish morphology new record data-d |
| title | Notes on yellow-spotted moray eel, Echidna xanthospilos (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), from Great Nicobar Island, India |
| title_full | Notes on yellow-spotted moray eel, Echidna xanthospilos (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), from Great Nicobar Island, India |
| title_fullStr | Notes on yellow-spotted moray eel, Echidna xanthospilos (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), from Great Nicobar Island, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Notes on yellow-spotted moray eel, Echidna xanthospilos (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), from Great Nicobar Island, India |
| title_short | Notes on yellow-spotted moray eel, Echidna xanthospilos (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), from Great Nicobar Island, India |
| title_sort | notes on yellow spotted moray eel echidna xanthospilos actinopterygii anguilliformes muraenidae from great nicobar island india |
| topic | fish taxonomy fish morphology new record data-d |
| url | https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26709/download/pdf/ |
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