Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 49(1): 49-51, doi: 10.3750/AIEP/02523
First report of Ophichthus machidai (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Indian Ocean
A. Mohapatra, D. Ray, S.R. Mohanty, S.S. MishraCorresponding author: A. Mohapatra © A. Mohapatra, D. Ray, S.R. Mohanty, S.S. Mishra. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Mohapatra A, Ray D, Mohanty S, Mishra S (2019) First report of Ophichthus machidai (Actinopterygii: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Indian Ocean. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 49(1): 49-51. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIEP/02523 |  |
Abstract
The Machida’s snake eel, Ophichthus machidai McCosker, Ide et Endo, 2012, is reported for the first time from the coasts of Bay of Bengal, India. Four specimens (396–457 mm total length) were collected from the Shankarpur fishing harbour, Digha, West Bengal. Principal morphological characters were determined and the specimen was illustrated and described. The species was previously restricted to the northern Pacific Ocean and now is reported for the first time from the Indian coast of the Indian Ocean.
Keywords
east coast of India, fish, new record, morphology, snake eel, Ophichthinae