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First record of Neoharriotta pinnata (Condrichthys: Rhinochimaeridae) and second record of Satyrichthys adeni (Osteichthys: Peristediidae) from Gulf of Aden, Republic of Yemen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2009

Attaala Ali
Affiliation:
414052 Astrakhan, St Krasnoarmeiskaia 29 A Kv. 28, Russia
Laith Jawad*
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Aideed Sheikh
Affiliation:
Mukalla PO Box 05011, Republic of Yemen
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L. Jawad, Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Postal Code 100, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman email: laith_jawad@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The present paper reports the first record of Neoharriotta pinnata and a second record of Satyrichthys adeni from the Gulf of Aden, Republic of Yemen. The record of N. pinnata is a northward extension of its distribution. Satyrichthys adeni was recorded for the second time from the Arabian Sea coast of Republic of Yemen.

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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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