First records of the two gobies, Cryptocentrus shigensis and Priolepis profunda (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae), from the Andaman Sea

Single specimens of Cryptocentrus shigensis Kuroda, 1956 (41.1 mm standard length: SL) and Priolepis profunda (Weber, 1909) (24.4 mm SL) represent the first specimen-supported records of those species from the Andaman Sea. Notably, the specimen of C. shigensis represents the first Indian Ocean recor...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Main Authors: Fujiwara,Kyoji, Psomadakis,Peter, Yu Yu Swe,Thet, Motomura,Hiroyuki
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022
Subjects:
new records
description
distribution
R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen
trawl surveys
Fridtjof
Indian
Fridtjof Nansen
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.71241
https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/71241/
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Summary:Single specimens of Cryptocentrus shigensis Kuroda, 1956 (41.1 mm standard length: SL) and Priolepis profunda (Weber, 1909) (24.4 mm SL) represent the first specimen-supported records of those species from the Andaman Sea. Notably, the specimen of C. shigensis represents the first Indian Ocean record, the species having been previously recorded only from southern Japan and Palau. Full descriptions of the specimens are provided.

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