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First record of Cheilopogon intermedius Parin, 1961 (Actinopterygii: Beloniformes: Exocoetidae) from Odisha coast, India


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1 Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam − 761002, Odisha, India
2 Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Bhanja Bihar − 760007, Odisha, India
3 Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, India
 

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The current paper adds Intermediate flyingfish, Cheilopogon intermedius Parin, 1961 (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae), as a new record to the ichthyofaunal resource list of Odisha. The fish was caught by the fisherman off Paradip, Odisha, India. This forms the second record along east coast of India after it was recently reported from the West Bengal coast. The present study provides information on morphometric characters and meristic counts of the flyingfish.

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Bay of Bengal, Exocoetidae, Intermediate Flyingfish, New Report, Paradip
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Authors

Swarup Ranjan Mohanty
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam − 761002, Odisha, India
Subhadarshani Palai
Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Bhanja Bihar − 760007, Odisha, India
Rajesh Kumar Behera
Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Bhanja Bihar − 760007, Odisha, India
Sanmitra Roy
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam − 761002, Odisha, India
Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra
Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, India
Anil Mohapatra
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam − 761002, Odisha, India

Abstract


The current paper adds Intermediate flyingfish, Cheilopogon intermedius Parin, 1961 (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae), as a new record to the ichthyofaunal resource list of Odisha. The fish was caught by the fisherman off Paradip, Odisha, India. This forms the second record along east coast of India after it was recently reported from the West Bengal coast. The present study provides information on morphometric characters and meristic counts of the flyingfish.

Keywords


Bay of Bengal, Exocoetidae, Intermediate Flyingfish, New Report, Paradip

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv121%2Fi3%2F2021%2F153292