New Records of Four Reef-Associated Fishes from East Coast of India

Abstract

First records of: viper moray, Enchelynassa canina (Quoy et Gaimard, 1824); v ermiculated blenny, Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1836); cardinalfish, Apogon fleurieu (Lacepede, 1802); and orange- lined cardinalfish, Archamia fucata (Cantor, 1849) in the waters along the east coast of India are herewith docu- mented. This record increases the knowledge on the richness of the Indian marine reef-associated fauna and may suggest a range extension of the geographical distribution of the mentioned species from the western Indian waters t o east coast of India.