First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India

First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India

Authors

  • Alakesh Pradhan ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India
  • Bijay Kali Mahapatra ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v9i1.1686

Keywords:

Iniistius bimaculatus, New record, North-east coast of India, Digha, Bay of Bengal

Abstract

In India, the two spotted razor fish is not among the main commercially important fisheries but has food and ornamental value. We report the occurrence of Iniistius bimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) in Digha based on a 199mm long specimen. This species was previously reported in India only from the south-eastern and western coasts. Morphometric and meristic measurements were taken and the specimen was deposited in ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata Centre Museum.

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2017-03-14

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Pradhan, A., & Mahapatra, B. K. (2017). First record of the Two-Spot Razorfish, Iniistius bimaculatus (Perciformes: Labridae) from Digha, North-East Coast of India. UNED Research Journal, 9(1), 115–118. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v9i1.1686

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