Redescriptions of Chelidoperca investigatoris (Alcock, 1890) and Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus, 1973 (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the south-west coast of India

K. K. Bineesh; K. V Akhilesh; E.M Abdussamad; N.G.K Pillai; Ralf Thiel; A Gopalakrishnan

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Redescriptions of Chelidoperca investigatoris (Alcock, 1890) and Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus, 1973 (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the south-west coast of India

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K. K. Bineesh NBFGR Kochi Unit CMFRI Campus Kochi-18
K. V Akhilesh CMFRI
E.M Abdussamad CMFRI
N.G.K Pillai CMFRI
Ralf Thiel Biocenter Grindel und Zoological Museum, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
A Gopalakrishnan CMFRI

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Abstract

Chelidoperca investigatoris (Alcock, 1890) was described based on two specimens collected off the Madras coast
(Tamil Nadu), Bay of Bengal and Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus, 1973 was described from a single specimen collected off the Socotra Islands, Arabian Sea. In 2009-2010, many additional specimens of these two species were collected from off Kollam (Kerala), south-west coast of India. For C. occipitalis report from south-western India forms a considerable extension of its known distribution range. Chelidoperca investigatoris and C. occipitalis are redescribed based on these new specimens.

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K. K. Bineesh, NBFGR Kochi Unit CMFRI Campus Kochi-18

NBFGR Kochi Unit
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2013-12-06

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2014-12-24

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Vol. 61 No. 4 (2014)

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Bineesh, K. K., Akhilesh, K. V., Abdussamad, E., Pillai, N., Thiel, R., & Gopalakrishnan, A. (2014). Redescriptions of Chelidoperca investigatoris (Alcock, 1890) and Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus, 1973 (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the south-west coast of India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 61(4). https://doi.org/10.21077/