Title of article
First record of non-native Bluering angelfish Pomacanthus annularis (Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) from the marine water of Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, India
Author/Authors
Barik ، Tapan Kumar - Berhampur University , Swain ، Surya Narayan - Berhampur University , Sahu ، Bijayalaxmi - Berhampur University , Tripathy ، Bibarani - Berhampur University , Acharya ، Usha Rani - Berhampur University
Pages
5
From page
317
To page
321
Abstract
The bluering angelfish Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787) is a well-known pomacanthid distributed in Gulf of Mannar, Indian Ocean, IndoWest Pacific: east coast of Africa, throughout Indonesia and New Guinea to New Caledonia, and in Andaman Sea. For the first time one specimen belonging to this species was caught in the Odisha coast, Bay of Bengal, India. We reviewed its distribution after compilation with available literature.
Keywords
Marine angelfishes , Distribution , Range extension , Tropical coral reefs
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Ichthyology
Serial Year
2018
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Ichthyology
Record number
2448739
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