Abstract
Snappers (Perciformes : Lutjanidae) of West Bengal Coast with Eight New Records and a Key for their Identification
Highlights
Snappers are typical perch-like fishes placed in the family Lutjanidae, under order Perciformes
During the survey of Ichthyofauna of northern east coast of India in the years 2011-2013, eight more species of fishes of the family Lutjanidae have been collected, viz., Lutjanus decussatus, L. lunulatus, L. monostigma, L. quinquelineatus, Pinjalo pinjalo, Pristipomoides filamentosus, P. multidens and P. typus, which are hitherto not reported from the coastal waters of West Bengal
Other materials examined: Apart from the 8 species reported in this paper as new records, six other species were collected from West Bengal coast
Summary
Snappers are typical perch-like fishes placed in the family Lutjanidae, under order Perciformes. During the survey of Ichthyofauna of northern east coast of India in the years 2011-2013, eight more species of fishes of the family Lutjanidae have been collected, viz., Lutjanus decussatus, L. lunulatus, L. monostigma, L. quinquelineatus, Pinjalo pinjalo, Pristipomoides filamentosus, P. multidens and P. typus, which are hitherto not reported from the coastal waters of West Bengal. All these eight species of snappers are reported here for the first time from West Bengal coast and systematic account of all these species are provided in this paper to document their first record from the state. Snappers (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) of West Bengal coast with eight new records and a key for their identification
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