Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Range expansion shift of the goby, Egglestonichthys melanoptera (Rao, 1971) (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae), from the south- eastern coast of India

Volume 66 Issue 1

S. Ragul, G. Mahadevan and A. Murugan

10.6024/jmbai.2024.66.1.2462-18

Abstract

This article documents the new record of Egglestonichthys melanoptera from Mudasal Odai and Pazhayar fish landing centre, south-eastern coast of India. During June 2023, three specimens of 53.9-80.8 mm standard length (SL) were collected as trawl bycatch from Mudasal Odai. Additionally, two specimens (77.8 and 84.0 mm SL) collected from Pazhayar during August 2012 and 2018 were also examined. The current record of this species from the southeastern coast of India extends and confirms the known distribution of this species.

Keywords

Bycatch, gobiid, Egglestonichthys melanoptera, new record, Tamil Nadu

Date : 29-04-2024