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Ophichthus sangjuensis (Ji and Kim, 2011), a species reported earlier from the Korean water as Pisodonophis sangjuensis Ji and Kim, 2011, of the Northern Pacific Ocean, is reported here from Indian waters on the basis of 8 specimens collected from the Bay of Bengal. The present paper reports the species for the first time from Indian waters and the distributional range of the species by this report is extended from Northern pacific to the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean.
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We thank the Dr. Kailash Chandra, Director, Zoological Survey of India, for providing the necessary working facilities.
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Mohapatra, A., Ray, D., Mohanaty, S.R. et al. First Report of a Snake Eel, Ophichthus sangjuensis (Ji and Kim, 2011), (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), from Indian Ocean. Thalassas 36, 553–555 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-020-00240-w
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