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Range Extension of a Conger eel, Bathymyrus simus Smith, 1965 (Anguilliformes : Congridae) in the Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean


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1 ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow – 226 008, India
 

Bathymyrus simus Smith, 1965, a thorny-snout conger eel, which was poorly known with few specimens and distributed in Western Pacific Ocean (Vietnam and South China Sea) and Bay of Bengal. The present study deals with a range extension of 3,500 km based on an odd male specimen collected from the Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean. The study also provides detailed taxonomic description with insights into their fresh colouration, phylogenetic analysis and its distributional range. Further an updated key to the congeners of the genus Bathymyrus was also provided.

Keywords

Bathymyrinae, New Record, Molecular Analysis, Morphology.
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  • Range Extension of a Conger eel, Bathymyrus simus Smith, 1965 (Anguilliformes : Congridae) in the Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean

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Authors

P. Kodeeswaran
ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow – 226 008, India
J. Anand
ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow – 226 008, India
T. T. Ajith Kumar
ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow – 226 008, India
K. K. Lal
ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow – 226 008, India

Abstract


Bathymyrus simus Smith, 1965, a thorny-snout conger eel, which was poorly known with few specimens and distributed in Western Pacific Ocean (Vietnam and South China Sea) and Bay of Bengal. The present study deals with a range extension of 3,500 km based on an odd male specimen collected from the Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean. The study also provides detailed taxonomic description with insights into their fresh colouration, phylogenetic analysis and its distributional range. Further an updated key to the congeners of the genus Bathymyrus was also provided.

Keywords


Bathymyrinae, New Record, Molecular Analysis, Morphology.

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