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First Record of Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830 (Perciformes: Lethrinidae) From the Northern East Coast of India


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1 Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha – 761 002, India
2 Environmental Science Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha – 753 003, India
 

The Long-face emperor, Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830, a reef-associated fish, was collected from the Gopalpur coast, Odisha. This study provides first record information of the species from the Odisha coast and also gives attention to the protection of this species by recommending conservation of coral reef-laden benthic habitats. Earlier, this species was reported along the southernmost tip of India (Wadge Bank); however, the present study reports the species from the northern part of the east coast of India.

Keywords

Long-face emperor, New record, Odisha coast, Reef fish
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Authors

S. R. Mohanty
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha – 761 002, India
L. Patnaik
Environmental Science Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha – 753 003, India
Anil Mohapatra
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha – 761 002, India

Abstract


The Long-face emperor, Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830, a reef-associated fish, was collected from the Gopalpur coast, Odisha. This study provides first record information of the species from the Odisha coast and also gives attention to the protection of this species by recommending conservation of coral reef-laden benthic habitats. Earlier, this species was reported along the southernmost tip of India (Wadge Bank); however, the present study reports the species from the northern part of the east coast of India.

Keywords


Long-face emperor, New record, Odisha coast, Reef fish

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