Range Extension of Checkered Goby Gobiopsis canalis Lachner & McKinney, 1978 (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) to Northeastern Indian Ocean

Gobiopsis canalis Lachner & McKinney, is reported from the east coast of India, Bay of Bengal for the first time, by studying two specimens collected from West Bengal, India. All the previously studied specimens of G. canalis were from the western Indian Ocean, this study adds to its ecological...

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Published in:Thalassas : revista de ciencias del mar 2023-10, Vol.39 (2), p.791-795
Main Authors: Patra, Suman, Ray, Dipanjan, Patro, Shesdev, Mohapatra, Anil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptability
Coastal Sciences
Congeners
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Gobiopsis canalis
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Marine fishes
Morphometry
Oceanography
Range extension
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Summary:Gobiopsis canalis Lachner & McKinney, is reported from the east coast of India, Bay of Bengal for the first time, by studying two specimens collected from West Bengal, India. All the previously studied specimens of G. canalis were from the western Indian Ocean, this study adds to its ecological adaptability and distribution in the eastern Indian Ocean with the morphometric details. Also, a description of morphological comparisons with congeners living along the Indian coast is provided herein.
ISSN:0212-5919
2366-1674
DOI:10.1007/s41208-023-00608-8