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First record of Grammonus robustus (Ophidiiformes: Bythitidae) from Indian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2014

K. Kannan ,
L. Ranjith ,
Sajan John  and
K.K. Joshi
K. Kannan*
Affiliation:
Tuticorin Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), South Beach Road (Near Rochi Park), Tuticorin, 628 001, Tamilnadu, India
L. Ranjith
Affiliation:
Tuticorin Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), South Beach Road (Near Rochi Park), Tuticorin, 628 001, Tamilnadu, India
Sajan John
Affiliation:
Dakshin Foundation, A-001, Samvriddhi Gardeneia, Bangalore, India, 560 092
K.K. Joshi
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, 682 018, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K. Kannan, Tuticorin Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), South Beach Road (Near Rochi Park), Tuticorin, 628 001, Tamilnadu, India email: kanna.k84@gmail.com
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Abstract

This is the first record of Grammonus robustus from Indian waters. Five specimens measuring 132–233 mm standard length were collected from the by-catch landed by a deep sea trawler from waters 150 to 200 m deep off the Tuticorin coast in the Gulf of Mannar. The detailed morphometric and meristic characters are compared to known G. robustus material.

Keywords

BythitidaeGrammonus robustusIndian watersfirst recordGulf of Mannartrawl by-catch
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e57
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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