Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 50(2): 219-222, doi: 10.3750/AIEP/02833

First record of a shrimpgoby, Myersina yangii (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae), from Indian waters

P. Kodeeswaran, J. Praveenraj, N. Jayakumar, K.M. Abarna, N. Moulitharan, S.S. Mishra

Corresponding author: P. Kodeeswaran

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Citation: Kodeeswaran P, Praveenraj J, Jayakumar N, Abarna K, Moulitharan N, Mishra S (2020) First record of a shrimpgoby, Myersina yangii (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae), from Indian waters. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 50(2): 219-222. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIEP/02833

Abstract

A shrimp-associated goby, Myersina yangii (Chen, 1960), is reported from the east coast of India, based on a single specimen. It measured 61.16 mm in standard length. This finding represents the second record of the genus Myersina and the first record of M. yangii from Indian waters. The species is discussed herein with its meristic and morphometric characteristics.

Keywords

range extension, shrimp-associate, east coast of India, new record, Myersina, Cryptocentrus