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...
Published in: | Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2022
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.71241 https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/71241/ |
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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