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First record of Antennarius coccineus from the Gulf of Oman and second record of Antennarius indicus from the Arabian Sea coast of Oman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2009

Laith A. Jawad*
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Post Code 100, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Juma Al-Mamry
Affiliation:
Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Post Code 100, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L.A. Jawad, Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Ministry of Fisheries Wealth, PO Box 427, Post Code 100, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman email: laith_jawad@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The present paper reports the first record of one antennarid species from the Gulf of Oman and the second record of another frogfish from the Arabian Sea coasts of Oman. The record of Antennarius coccineus is a north-eastern extension of its distribution in Omani waters. Antennarius indicus was recorded for the second time from the Arabian Sea coasts of Oman.

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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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