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First Report of Subfamily Ophidiinae Rafinesque, 1810 and Genus Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiiae) from Bay of Bengal, Indian Coastal Water

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A rare species of cusk eel, Ophidion smithi (Fowler), is reported for the first time from the Indian coastal water, Bay of Bengal based on single specimens (109 mm in standard length), collected from Petua Ghat, West Bengal. The present study also reports the subfamily Ophidiinae Rafinesque, 1810and genus Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 for the first time from Indian waters.

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    Dipanjan Ray

  2. Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha, 761002, India

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Ray, D., Mohapatra, A. First Report of Subfamily Ophidiinae Rafinesque, 1810 and Genus Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiiae) from Bay of Bengal, Indian Coastal Water. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 45, 223–226 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01100-2

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