Resumen de First Record of Spotwing Flying Gunard, Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1854) (Dactylopteriformes; Dactylopteridae) from Indian coastal waters
K. Karuppasamy, L. Ranjith, B. Sureandiran, P. Jawahar, V. Vidhya
A total two specimens of male and female of Dactylopterids measuring 166.16 and 178.26 mm of standard length caught from commercial fshing trawler in 45–80 m depth at Tuticorin (8°14′59″ N 78°41′13″ E) and Kanyakumari coast (8°09′41″N, 77°56′12″ E) and Southeast coast of India. The specimen was identifed as Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1854) through by presence of bigger blotch over the pectoral fn; Lateral line extends up to caudal peduncle; no presence of spots on head and back. However, still now there is no proper report for D. macracantha in Indian coastal waters. That our Present fnding can be used as a First record of D. macracantha from Indian coastal waters. The detailed morphometric and meristic characteristics are described and discussed in this paper
