Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

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Two grouper species, Blackfin grouper, Cephalopholis nigripinnis (Valenciennes, 1828), and Red-tipped Grouper, Epinephelus retouti (Bleeker, 1868) were reported for the first time from the waters around Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Their descriptions, ecology of habitat and distributional range has been provided. A list of 54 species of groupers (Family: Epinephelidae) known from Andaman and Nicobar Islands till date is also provided with conservation status and information on their first record.

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Andaman Islands, Cephalopholis nigripinnis, Epinephelus retouti, Groupers, New Record.
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