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Issue: Vol. 5315 No. 6: 13 Jul. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-07-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.6.5
Page range: 575-583
Abstract views: 367
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A new species of cirri-bearing eel of the genus Cirrhimuraena (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the coastal Bay of Bengal, India

Estuarine Biology Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Gopalpur-on-Sea; Ganjam; Odisha 761 002; India; Department of Zoology; Fakir Mohan University; Vyasa Vihar; Balasore; Odisha 756 089; India
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Gopalpur-on-Sea; Ganjam; Odisha 761 002; India
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Gopalpur-on-Sea; Ganjam; Odisha 761 002; India; Department of Marine Sciences; Berhampur University; Ganjam; Odisha 761 007; India
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Gopalpur-on-Sea; Ganjam; Odisha 761 002; India
Pisces Fish new species Odisha fringed-lip eel Palur canal

Abstract

A new species of cirri-bearing ophichthidae eel Cirrhimuraena odishaensis sp. nov. is described here, on the basis of two specimens collected from the Palur canal and Talasari fish landing centre in Odisha, India. The distinguishing characters of Cirrhimuraena odishaensis sp. nov. that separate it from its congeners include the presence of a single row of mandibular teeth, origin of the dorsal fin directly above the midpoint of pectoral fin, vertebral counts (pre-dorsal 10, pre-anal 46–47, and total 160–162), and number of cirri (13) on the upper jaw. Morphologically Cirrhimuraena odishaensis shows close affinity with Cirrhimuraena yuanding and Cirrhimuraena orientalis. The new species differs from C. yuanding by origin of dorsal fin, number of intermaxillary and maxillary teeth, and length of head. The new species differs from C. orientalis with relatively higher vertebrae.

 

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