First record of Aphanopus microphthalmus Norman, 1939 (Teleostei: Trichiuridae) from the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone

M. P. Rajeesh Kumar; Sherine Cubelio; Vinu Jacob; V. Sanjeevan

doi:10.15560/10.5.1187

Check List 10(5): 1187-1188, doi: 10.15560/10.5.1187

First record of Aphanopus microphthalmus Norman, 1939 (Teleostei: Trichiuridae) from the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone

M. P. Rajeesh Kumar^‡, Vinu Jacob^‡, Sherine Sonia Cubelio^§, V. N. Sanjeevan^‡

‡ Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), India§ ntre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE),

Corresponding author: M. P. Rajeesh Kumar ( rajeeshmeleppura@gmail.com )

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Citation: Rajeesh Kumar M, Cubelio S, Jacob V, Sanjeevan V (2014) First record of Aphanopus microphthalmus Norman, 1939 (Teleostei: Trichiuridae) from the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone. Check List 10(5): 1187-1188. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.5.1187

Abstract

Aphanopus microphthalmus Norman, 1939 is a rare benthopelagic deep-sea species occurring at depths of 810 to 1020 m previously reported from Western Indian Ocean, eastern South Atlantic and South China Sea. Occurrences of this species from the world Oceans are found to be scanty. The present specimens, collected at a depth of 1022 m, represent the first occurrence of this genus in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone, and first record of this species in the southeastern Arabian Sea.

Keywords

Teleostei; Trichiuridae