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Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906 (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) - an addition to the Eel Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and India


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1 Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair - 744102, Andaman and Nicobar, India
2 SCUBA explorer, Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
3 Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 700016, West Bengal, India
 

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A moray eel species, Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906, is reported for the first time from India based on photographic evidence from Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and expands its geographical distribution further westward. The description, habitat ecology and distributional range of the eel also provided establishing its first record from India. An annotated checklist of moray eels from these islands is also appended.

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Andaman Islands, Gymnothorax zonipectis, Muraenidae, New Record.
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Authors

P. T. Rajan
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair - 744102, Andaman and Nicobar, India
Johann Bharucha
SCUBA explorer, Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
K. K. Bineesh
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair - 744102, Andaman and Nicobar, India
S. S. Mishra
Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 700016, West Bengal, India

Abstract


A moray eel species, Gymnothorax zonipectis Seale, 1906, is reported for the first time from India based on photographic evidence from Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and expands its geographical distribution further westward. The description, habitat ecology and distributional range of the eel also provided establishing its first record from India. An annotated checklist of moray eels from these islands is also appended.

Keywords


Andaman Islands, Gymnothorax zonipectis, Muraenidae, New Record.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv118%2Fi3%2F2018%2F121779