Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

First record of Leptojulis lambdastigma Randall and Ferraris, 1981 (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Andaman Islands, India 

Volume 62 Issue 1

T. K. Teena Jayakumar, A. Kathirvelpandian, K. Kannan. T. T. Ajith Kumar and Kuldeep K. Lal

doi:10.6024/jmbai.2020.62.1.2199-12

Abstract

The present study reveals the occurrence of Leptojulis lambdastigma Randall and Ferraris, 1981 from the Andaman Islands, India based on a single specimen caught from Chidiyatapu region, (11°30’21.0”N; 92°41’56.2”E) during October 2018. This species has been reported from Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines and the present document deals with its extended distribution in the Indian Ocean. The detailed information on morphometric and meristic characters are given and discussed. Partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase sub-unit I gene information of the species has been generated and submitted to GenBank. Further, information on comparative assessment of the specimen with earlier records is provided.

 

 

Keywords

Wrasse, morphometric, meristics, cytochrome oxidase subunit I, India

Date : 00-00-0000