A New Record of Harpadon nudus sp. nov. and Harpadon translucens along Maharashtra, North-West Coast of India


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Authors

  • S.G. Raje
  • Pawan Kumar
  • Reshma Raje

https://doi.org/10.56093/jifa.v50i2.148399

Keywords:

Maharashtra, Bombay duck, Synodontidae, Harpodon nudus sp. nov, H. translucens

Abstract

The north-west coast of India in general and the Mumbai coast in particular is known for Bombay duck (family Synodontidae) fishery. Till date, only one species namely Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822) was recorded in this region. Here, we report two additional species of genus Harpadon Lesueur, 1825, which differ significantly from the usual H. nehereus, landed in the dol net fishery along north-west coast of India. Detailed taxonomy of the species along with illustrated description have been worked out for Harpadon nudus sp. nov.(Ganga, Thomas and Sukumaran, 2015) and Harpadon translucens (Saville-Kent, 1889).

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Submitted

12-02-2024

Published

30-06-2023

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 2 (2023): Journal of Indian Fisheries Association

Section

Short Communication

License

Copyright with Indian Fisheries Association.

How to Cite

S.G. Raje, Pawan Kumar, & Reshma Raje. (2023). A New Record of Harpadon nudus sp. nov. and Harpadon translucens along Maharashtra, North-West Coast of India. Journal of Indian Fisheries Association, 50(2). https://doi.org/10.56093/jifa.v50i2.148399