scholarly journals Taxonomy of the fishes of the family Leiognathidae (Pisces, Teleostei) from the West coast of India

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2886 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. ABRAHAM ◽  
K. K. JOSHI ◽  
V. S. R. MURTY
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Morphometric Data ◽  
Morphometric Characteristics ◽  
The West ◽  
West Coast Of India ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time

A total of 16 species of the family Leiognathidae have been collected from the commercial landings from Cochin and Neendakara on the western coast of India from 1998–2000. Detailed morphometric data have been collected and all 16 species are redescribed with live color photographs here. Various relationships in the morphometric characteristics have been studied and regression equations fitted to enable comparison of the populations of these species from Kerala with those from other regions. Of the 16 species collected and described in the present work, five species, Nuchequula nuchalis, Equulites absconditus, Equulites leuciscus, Aurigequula longispina, and Gazza achlamys, are reported for the first time from the entire western coast of India.

FIRST RECORD OF TURRIS CLAUSIFOSSATA7, (GASTROPODA: CONOIDEA, TURRIDAE) FROM GULF OF KHAMBHAT, INDIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
DEVENDRA SOLANKI ◽  
JIGNESH KANEJIYA ◽  
BHARATSINH GOHIL
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
West Coast ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Distribution Range ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
West Coast Of India ◽  
Gulf Of Kachchh ◽  
First Time

Turris clausifossata, a Conoid, Turrid is being reported for the first time from Gopnath coast, Gulf of Khambhat the state of Gujarat situated on the west coast of India. Turris clausifossata was first recorded7 from Dwarka, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat (21°49’N, 68°55’E), but not brought to light as first record to the west coast of India. Yet, its occurrence was reported only at two coasts of Gujarat. Current research reveals that Turris clausifossata is extending its distribution range to the south of Dwarka on the west coast of India. Present study was carried out from April 2015 to March 2016 and in this study, a status of species presented in form of population dynamics and seasonal availability.

New Distributional Record of Triacanthus nieuhofii Bleeker, 1852 (Tetraodontiformes: Triacanthidae) from Maharashtra, North West Coast of India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avadootha Shivakrishna ◽  
Karan Kumar Ramteke ◽  
K.V. Akhilesh ◽  
Annam Pavan Kumar ◽  
C. Anulekshmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Interpolation Method ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
North West ◽  
West Coast Of India ◽  
Top Predators ◽  
The Family ◽  
Arc Gis ◽  
First Time ◽  
Spatial Distribution Map

Background: Fishes of the family triacanthidae are highly diversified throughout the world, but studies on these fishes were very limited in India. Now a day’s catch of species belongs to this family increasing and showing new geographical distributions due to overfishing of top predators. Methods: Experimental fishing method was conducted by using the M.F.V Narmada-IV vessel of ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai. The vessel operated with a demersal trawl net with a cod-end mesh size of 30 mm. Spatial distribution map of the family Triacanthidae was generated from previous literature using the IDW interpolation method in Arc GIS 10.4.Result: New distributional record of silver tripodfish, Triacanthus nieuhofii Bleeker, 1852 was recorded for the first time from the Mumbai waters, northwest coast of India. Spatial map showing that the species of the family Triacanthidae were highly diversified along the east coast than the west coast of India.

scholarly journals First report of Lactoria cornuta from the west coast of India, Evidence of the role of tropical cyclone Ockhi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Abdul Rahim Navalgund ◽  
Gurudev I Mali ◽  
Raghavendra I Dollin
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Bay Of Bengal ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
The West ◽  
West Coast Of India ◽  
Successful Establishment ◽  
External Forces ◽  
First Time

India is known for its rich biodiversity and is fortunate to have several endemic species from different classes of vertebrates. India is home to 7.5% of the global fish diversity, with 91 endemic species of ray finned fishes, the actinopterygians. Some fish species have never been reported until recently, and one such example is the long-horned Cowfish (Ostracidae), best known for inhabiting only certain areas of the Indo-Pacific oceans. However, it has been reported recently in the Bay of Bengal, but never on the west coast of India. This is the first time this fish has been found on the west coast of India. Given its morphology, the migration seems highly improbable since it can only endure lethargic swimming. In this article, we have explored the role of other external forces that could have contributed to its journey to the west coast of India. As such, we recognize the role of Super Cyclone Ockhi as a vital force in determining the expansion of its range. The fact that its first collection coincides with the passage of Cyclone Ockhi on the west coast of India greatly supports our hypothesis. A year later, another specimen was recovered from a location very close to the first, indicating the successful establishment of Lacturia cornuta in its new environment. Related morphometric and meristic studies of our specimens are consistent with previous studies reported in the Bay of Bengal.

FIRST RECORD OF STENOPODIDEAN SHRIMP, MICROPROSTHEMA VALIDUM (CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA: SPONGICOLIDAE) FROM WEST COAST OF INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
BARKHA PUROHIT ◽  
KAURESH D. VACHHRAJANI
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
The West ◽  
Southeast Coast Of India ◽  
West Coast Of India ◽  
Southeast Coast ◽  
First Time

In the present study stenopodidean shrimp, Microprosthema validum is first time reported from the West coast of India. This species is widely distributed along the Indo-Pacific region and previously reported from the Southeast coast of India. The details of morphological characters of the species are presented in the report.

scholarly journals New record of the monotypic shrimp genus Procletes (Decapoda:Pandalidae) from the West coast of India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-295
Author(s):  
Barkha Purohit ◽  
Kauresh D. Vachhrajani
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
New Record ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
The West ◽  
West Coast Of India ◽  
Trawl Catch ◽  
Indian Waters ◽  
First Time

Introduction: Significant work has been done on the diversity and distribution of pandalid shrimps in Indian waters but reports did not include the presence of this species. Objective: To list the marine shrimps of Gujarat. Methods: Samples were collected from trawl catch. Results: Procletes levicarina is reported for first time from the coastal area of Gujarat, including a detailed morphological description and photographs. This species is previously reported from the east coast of India. Conclusion: Procletes levicarina occurs in the west coast of India.

Further addition to the Indian fauna of Euryleptidae (Polycladida: Cotylea) with description of a new Cycloporus Lang, 1884 and Eurylepta Ehrenberg, 1831

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5052 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-500
Author(s):  
RESHMA PITALE ◽  
DEEPAK APTE
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Formal Description ◽  
The West ◽  
Anatomical Features ◽  
West Coast Of India ◽  
First Time

A study of polyclad fauna in Maharashtra along the west coast of India and the Andaman group of Islands was carried out in the period 2018–2020. The paper describes Cycloporus decoratus sp. nov. and Eurylepta alicula sp. nov. based on external and internal anatomical features. The study also reports Eurylepta turma for the first time from the Indo-Pacific region and this is the second record of the species after its first formal description from Brazil in 1952. The paper comments on the distribution pattern of the genus Eurylepta and Cycloporus.  

scholarly journals Taxonomy of myid bivalves from fragmented brackish-water habitats in India, with a description of a new genus Indosphenia (Myidae, Myoidea, Myidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 799 ◽  
pp. 21-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Graham Oliver ◽  
Anders Hallan ◽  
P.R. Jayachandran ◽  
Philomina Joseph ◽  
V.F. Sanu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Morphology ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Sister Taxon ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
The West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Combined Data

A group of small bivalves inhabiting Indian brackish-water estuaries and lagoons (known locally as backwaters), variously assigned to Corbula, Cuspidaria, and Sphenia, are reviewed and, based on shell characters, shown to be congeneric. Molecular (COI) and morphological data indicate that this group belongs to the family Myidae. Furthermore, the combined data suggest that these Indian myids are a sister taxon of the genus Sphenia. The Indian material studied herein exhibits a functional morphology typical of infaunal bivalves, whereas typical Sphenia are nestling and epibyssate. A new genus, Indosphenia, is thus erected for the Indian group and includes five species, one of which is named in this study. Indospheniakayalum Oliver, Hallan & Jayachandran, gen. et sp. n. is described from the Cochin Backwater on the western coast of India. Cuneocorbulacochinensis (Preston, 1916) is transferred to Indosphenia. Additionally, the west coast taxa I.abbreviata (Preston, 1907), I.abbreviatachilkaensis (Preston, 1911) and I.sowerbyi (EA Smith, 1893) are recognised herein. Corbulaalcocki Preston, 1907, Corbulagracilis Preston, 1907, Corbulacalcaria Preston, 1907 and Corbulapfefferi Preston, 1907 are placed in synonymy with I.abbreviata, and Cuspidariaannandalei Preston, 1915 is synonymised with I.abbreviatachilkaensis.

Kidnapped

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Louis Stevenson ◽  
Ian Duncan
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Historical Novel ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The West ◽  
Scottish Highlands ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
First Time ◽  
Adventure Stories

Your bed shall be the moorcock’s, and your life shall be like the hunted deer’s, and ye shall sleep with your hand upon your weapons.’ Tricked out of his inheritance, shanghaied, shipwrecked off the west coast of Scotland, David Balfour finds himself fleeing for his life in the dangerous company of Jacobite outlaw and suspected assassin Alan Breck Stewart. Their unlikely friendship is put to the test as they dodge government troops across the Scottish Highlands. Set in the aftermath of the 1745 rebellion, Kidnapped transforms the Romantic historical novel into the modern thriller. Its heart-stopping scenes of cross-country pursuit, distilled to a pure intensity in Stevenson’s prose, have become a staple of adventure stories from John Buchan to Alfred Hitchcock and Ian Fleming. Kidnapped remains as exhilarating today as when it was first published in 1886. This new edition is based on the 1895 text, incorporating Stevenson’s last thoughts about the novel before his death. It includes Stevenson’s ‘Note to Kidnapped’, reprinted for the first time since 1922.

A curious case of nematode parasitism in a West African Hadada, Gevonticus hagedash

1945 ◽  
Vol 21 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 99-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis A. Clapham
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
West Africa ◽  
West Coast ◽  
West African ◽  
The West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Nematode Parasitism

In the following article is described an interesting parasitic condition which is difficult to interpret. The small intestine of an Hadada, Geronticus hagedash, was brought back from the West Coast of Africa by Major T. A. Cockburn, M.D., R.A.M.C, who kindly passed it to me for further examination. The bird is a member of the family Plataleidae, living in wooded districts in West Africa in the neighbourhood of water and feeding on invertebrates, mainly annelids and small crustaceans which it finds at the bottom of ponds and streams in the mud.

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