Open AccessDocumenting the first record of the Unicorn leatherjacket filefish Aluterus monoceros (Tetraodontiformes: Monacanthidae) from the marine waters of Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, India
Author(s) -
Tapan Kumar Barik,
Surya N. Swain,
Bijayalaxmi Sahu,
Bibarani Tripathy,
Usha R. Acharya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iranian journal of ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2383-1561
pISSN - 2383-0964
DOI - 10.22034/iji.v7i1.328
Subject(s) - bay , bengal , biology , fishery , unicorn , ecology , oceanography , geography , archaeology , geology
The unicorn leatherjacket filefish Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) belonging to family Monacanthidae inhabits in the coastal waters of Indo-West pacific, western India to Andaman Sea. For the first time, three specimens of this species were caught in the Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, India. The morphological characteristics of the collected specimens are given and its geographical distribution have been reviewed based on available literatures.
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