The band fish Acanthocepola indica (Perciformes: Cepolidae) in the Northern Bay of Bengal, India

The band fish Acanthocepola indica (Perciformes: Cepolidae) in the Northern Bay of Bengal, India

Authors

  • Alakesh Pradhan ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata Centre, Salt Lake, West Bengal, India;
  • Bijay K. Mahapatra ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata Centre, Salt Lake, West Bengal, India;

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v10i1.2014

Keywords:

new record, range extension

Abstract

A relatively poorly known species of band fish, Acanthocepola indica (Cepolidae), is reported for the first time from the north-east coast of India, Bay of Bengal, based on single specimen 236,86mm long, collected in Digha. We include a detailed, illustrated description of the specimen

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2018-02-28

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Pradhan, A., & Mahapatra, B. K. (2018). The band fish Acanthocepola indica (Perciformes: Cepolidae) in the Northern Bay of Bengal, India. UNED Research Journal, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v10i1.2014

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018)

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