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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Autores: Pradhan, Alakesh, Mahapatra, Bijay Kali
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/1686
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1686
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Iniistius bimaculatus
New record
North-east coast of India
Digha
Bay of Bengal
nuevo reporte
costa noreste de India
Bahía de Bengal
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Sumario: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.