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Occurrence of Two Emperor Fishes of Family Lethrinidae in Coastal Water of West Bengal


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1 Marine Aquarium & regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha 721 428, India
2 Freshwater Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Hyderabad 500048, India
3 East India Surami Company, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
     

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Two species of fishes of the family Lethrinidae identified as Gymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973 and Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepede, 1802) were reported first time from West Bengal coast. Occurrence of the fishes of family Lethrinidae is also reported for the first time from West Bengal.

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Fish Species, Lethrinidae, First Report, West Bengal Coast.
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Authors

Dipanajan Ray
Marine Aquarium & regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha 721 428, India
Prasanna Yennawar
Freshwater Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Hyderabad 500048, India
Bikash Kanti Saha
East India Surami Company, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Anil Mohapatra
Marine Aquarium & regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha 721 428, India

Abstract


Two species of fishes of the family Lethrinidae identified as Gymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973 and Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepede, 1802) were reported first time from West Bengal coast. Occurrence of the fishes of family Lethrinidae is also reported for the first time from West Bengal.

Keywords


Fish Species, Lethrinidae, First Report, West Bengal Coast.