First record of whitebarred goby Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) from Indian waters

N. Daniel; A. Pavan- Kumar; Kiruba Shankar; Praveen Raj; A. Kathirvel Pandian; S. Dam Roy; A. Chaudhari

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First record of whitebarred goby Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) from Indian waters

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Authors

N. Daniel ICAR-CIFE
A. Pavan- Kumar Scientist, Fish genetics and Biotechnology, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6402-4111
Kiruba Shankar Scientist, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair
Praveen Raj Scientist, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair
A. Kathirvel Pandian Scientist, PMFGR, ICAR-NBFGR, Kochi
S. Dam Roy Director, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute
A. Chaudhari Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIFE

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Abstract

Gobiid fishes are one of the dominant and cryptic taxa in tropical coral reefs. Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India consist of fringing and barrier reefs which harbour huge fish diversity. Due to morphological ambiguity and cryptic life styles, identification and delimitation of gobiids is difficult. In the present study, we report the occurrence of Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) for the first time in the Indian waters using morphology and DNA barcoding approach. A. phalaena from Indian waters showed divergence values within the range of 0.00 to 0.047 with the reported conspecific individuals.

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Author Biographies

N. Daniel, ICAR-CIFE

Ph.D. Scholar, Fish Genetics and Biotechnology
A. Pavan- Kumar, Scientist, Fish genetics and Biotechnology, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai

ScientistFish genetics and Biotechnology
Kiruba Shankar, Scientist, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair

Fisheries Division
A. Kathirvel Pandian, Scientist, PMFGR, ICAR-NBFGR, Kochi

FIsh Genetics and Biotechnology
S. Dam Roy, Director, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute

Fisheries
A. Chaudhari, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIFE

FGB Division

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2017-10-19

Published

2018-09-30

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Vol. 65 No. 3 (2018)

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How to Cite

Daniel, N., Kumar, A. P.-., Shankar, K., Raj, P., Pandian, A. K., Roy, S. D., & Chaudhari, A. (2018). First record of whitebarred goby Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) from Indian waters. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 65(3). https://doi.org/10.21077/