New Distributional Records for Monacanthid Fishes (Tetradontiformes: Monacanthidae) from North East Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean

Rajan Kumar ^[1] ; Sangita A. Bharadiya ^[1] ; A. P. Dineshbabu ^[1] ; Ashok Kumar Jaiswar ^[2] ; Latha Shenoy ^[2] ; Annam Pavan Kumar ^[2] ; Shikha Rahangdale ^[1]
1. [1] Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
  
  Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
  
  India
2. [2] Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400061, India
Localización: Thalassas: An international journal of marine sciences, ISSN 0212-5919, Vol. 35, Nº. 2, 2019, págs. 431-436
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Fishes of family Monacanthidae, popularly known as filefishes are a specialized group of fishes with low commercial importance in the studied region barring Aluterus monoceros, which has emerged as commercial fish in the region in last few years. Three species, namely Aluterus scriptus, Stephanolepis diaspros, and Stephanolepis auratus, have been reported for the first time from the region, adding to the monacanthid diversity of the region. Morphometric assessment of the four species revealed several discriminating attributes capable of separating the species from each other.