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The False Pike Conger Eel, Congrhynchus talabonoides Fowler, 1934 (n = 5) was reported for the first time from the southwest coast of India, Arabian Sea, previously the species was known only from Taiwan, Philippines and Andaman Sea. Diagnostic characters for the species have been provided. Further, the mitochondrial COI gene was generated and the phylogenetic position of C. talabonoides is discussed.
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The authors are grateful to the Director of ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow, for support and encouragement. The authors are also grateful to Dr. David G. Smith (Smithsonian Institution Museum, USA) for his suggestion regarding the species identity.
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Kodeeswaran, P., Kumar, T.T. & Lal, K.K. New Record of the False Pike Conger Eel, Congrhynchus talabonoides (Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the Arabian Sea. J. Ichthyol. 63, 376–381 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S003294522302008X
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