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New Sighting Record of Devil Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (Scorpaeniformes:Scopaenidae) from Andaman Islands


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1 Andaman and Nicobar Regional Center, Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair – 744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
2 Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700 016, India
 

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A scorpionfish species, Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) has been recorded for the first time from the Indian waters around Andaman Islands, India. Its description, ecology of habitat and distributional range has been provided.

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Andaman Islands, Devil Scorpionfish, India, New Record, Scorpaenopsis diabolus.
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  • New Sighting Record of Devil Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (Scorpaeniformes:Scopaenidae) from Andaman Islands

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Authors

P. T. Rajan
Andaman and Nicobar Regional Center, Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair – 744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
S. S. Mishra
Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700 016, India
K. K. Bineesh
Andaman and Nicobar Regional Center, Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair – 744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Abstract


A scorpionfish species, Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) has been recorded for the first time from the Indian waters around Andaman Islands, India. Its description, ecology of habitat and distributional range has been provided.

Keywords


Andaman Islands, Devil Scorpionfish, India, New Record, Scorpaenopsis diabolus.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v117i3.171286