Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Diploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828 (Teleostei: Serranidae) from the Gujarat
coast, India

Volume 66 Issue 1

Piyush Vadher, Hitesh Kardani, Imtiyaz Beleem and Rajkumar Dabhi

10.6024/jmbai.2024.66.1.2453-19

Abstract

Two specimens of barred soapfish Diploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828, were trapped in a gillnet from the Goose Reef, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, in December 2022. Formerly, D. bifasciatum was reported from Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep Islands, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This species has extended its distribution range to the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. The occurrence of the species at the Gujarat coast is reported here, with morphometric and meristic characters.

Keywords

Barred soapfish, coral reef, goose reef, Gulf of Kachchh

Date : 25-04-2024