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First record of stargazer snake eel Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Osteichthyes: Ophichthidae) from India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2010

S. Biswas ,
S.S. Mishra ,
K.K. Satpathy  and
M. Selvanayagam
S. Biswas
Affiliation:
E&ISS, Safety Group, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu-603102, India
S.S. Mishra
Affiliation:
Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata-700016, India
K.K. Satpathy*
Affiliation:
E&ISS, Safety Group, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu-603102, India
M. Selvanayagam
Affiliation:
LIFE, Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600034, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K.K. Satpathy, E&ISS, Safety Group, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu-603102India email: satpathy@igcar.gov.in
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Abstract

The present paper reports the first record of occurrence of the stargazer snake eel, Brachysomophis cirrocheilos, from Indian waters. Seven specimens were collected from the cooling water system of the Madras Atomic Power Station located near Kalpakkam, east coast of India, during July 2008. The paper provides a brief description with a photograph of the specimen, discussion on its relation with congeners and distribution.

Keywords

first recordsnake eelBrachysomophis cirrocheiloseast coast of India
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e85
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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