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Issue: Vol. 3098 No. 1: 15 Nov. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-11-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3098.1.7
Page range: 64–68
Abstract views: 38
PDF downloaded: 2

Redescription of Sphenanthias whiteheadi Talwar (Perciformes: Cepolidae) with DNA barcodes from the southern coasts of India

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), P. B. No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi - 683 018, Kerala, India
National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Cochin Unit, CMFRI Campus, P.B.No.1603, Ernakulam North, P.O., Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), P. B. No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi - 683 018, Kerala, India
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), P. B. No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi - 683 018, Kerala, India
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), P. B. No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi - 683 018, Kerala, India
Fish Sphenanthias whiteheadi Cepolidae India

Abstract

A very rare bandfish, Sphenanthias whiteheadi Talwar 1973, is re-discovered and described from the southwest and southeast coasts of India for the first time after its original description and the rarity of the fish is challenged. A mitochondrial COI barcode sequence was generated for the specimen.

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