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A new record of Titan cardinalfish, Holapogon maximus (Apogonidae) along the south-west coast of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2011

K.P. Said Koya ,
K.V. Akhilesh  and
K.K. Bineesh
K.P. Said Koya
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin - 683 018, Kerala, India
K.V. Akhilesh*
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin - 683 018, Kerala, India
K.K. Bineesh
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin - 683 018, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to:K.V. Akhilesh, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, PB No. 1603, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin - 683 018, Kerala, India email: akhikv@gmail.com
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Abstract

The Titan cardinalfish, Holapogon maximus, previously known only from Oman, is reported from the south-western coast of India (Kerala coast). The specimen is described and figured.

Keywords

Holapogon maximusdistribution extensionArabian Seasouth-western India
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e36
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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