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Issue: Vol. 5604 No. 1: 12 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.7
Page range: 69-76
Abstract views: 299
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Ariosoma tamilicum (Anguilliformes: Congridae): a new eel species from the Indian waters

ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources; Lucknow; Uttar Pradesh—226 002; 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
ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources; Lucknow; Uttar Pradesh—226 002; India.
Pisces Congridae molecular analysis new species taxonomy

Abstract

The identity of Ariosoma dolichopterum in Indian waters has revised. Ariosoma dolichopterum from India is an undescribed species and described herein as Ariosoma tamilicum sp. nov. based on morphology and molecular studies. Ariosoma tamilicum is morphologically closely related to Ariosoma emmae from the Taiwan waters but exhibits 13.4% genetic divergence in mitochondrial CO1 gene sequences. The formal description for the new species is provided and discussed.

 

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