Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Dusky Driftfish, Psenes arafurensis Gunther, 1889 (Scombriformes: Nomeidae): a new record from northwestern coast of India

Volume 66 Issue 2

S. Ragul, H. L. Parmar and V. C. Bajaniya

doi:10.6024/jmbai.2024.66.2.2478-14

Abstract

The present paper reports Dusky Driftfish, Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889 from the coastal waters off Veraval, in the Northern Arabian Sea, India. P. arafurensis can be easily differentiated from its cogeners that hitherto to Indian coastal waters by the number of dorsal-fin rays 21 (vs. 21–28 in P. cyanophrys, vs. 22–24 in P. maculatus, vs. 26–33 in P. pellucidus). The present study provides detailed taxonomic information on morphometric measurements, species characteristics, and updated geographical distribution of P. arafurensis.

Keywords

Arabian Sea, biodiversity, Gujarat, Nomeidae, Northwest coast, range expansion

Date : 21-11-2024