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First Report of Stargazer Uranoscopus crassiceps (Alcock, 1890) (Perciformes:Uranoscopidae) from Digha Coast, India


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1 ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700091, West Bengal, India
2 Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700016, West Bengal, India
     

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The stargazer, Uranoscopus crassiceps (Alcock, 1890) is recorded for the first time from the coastal waters of Digha, India, Bay of Bengal and providing the first report of the species from West Bengal based on a single specimen 147.31 mm standard length collected off Digha coast, at a depth of 90 m.

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New Record, Stargazer, Uranoscopus crassiceps, West Bengal.
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Authors

Alakesh Pradhan
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700091, West Bengal, India
Debarghya Maji
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700091, West Bengal, India
Bijay Kali Mahapatra
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700091, West Bengal, India
Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra
Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700016, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The stargazer, Uranoscopus crassiceps (Alcock, 1890) is recorded for the first time from the coastal waters of Digha, India, Bay of Bengal and providing the first report of the species from West Bengal based on a single specimen 147.31 mm standard length collected off Digha coast, at a depth of 90 m.

Keywords


New Record, Stargazer, Uranoscopus crassiceps, West Bengal.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v119i1.181723