ENNEAPTERYGWS NASIMAE A NEW SPECIES OF TRIPTERYGIID FISH FROM KARACHI COAST, NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA
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S M Shamsul Hoda
Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi,
Karachi-32, Pakistan
Abstract
Enneapterygius nasimae sp. nov., collected from the Karachi coast (Buleii),northern Arabian sea, is characterised by having a crescentic or triangular black
preanal spot, 6-9 dark oblique bars on anal fin, 5 dark blotches along the sides of
body, the largest at the caudal base, first dorsal equal to or higher than second
dorsal, with fin formulae: Dl JII; D2 XII-XIII (usually XII); D3 9-10 (rarely 11);
A I, 18-20; P 13-15 (usually 14: lower 7, upper 1-3 unbranched, and middle 5
branched); C 13 (lower 2, upper 2 unbranched and middle 9 branched); LI 37-40
(14-16 pored + 23-24 notched); Ltr 2-1-6.
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Hoda, S. M. S. (2011). ENNEAPTERYGWS NASIMAE A NEW SPECIES OF TRIPTERYGIID FISH FROM KARACHI COAST, NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 30(1), 116-123. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11839
