First record of Solitary duckbill eel, Nettastoma solitarium Castle & Smith, 1981 (Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae) from the Andaman Sea

K. S. Sumod; J. Vinu; M. P. Rajeeshkumar; S. S. Cubelio; M. Hashim; V. N. Sanjeevan; M. Sudhakar

doi:10.1007/s12526-015-0438-1

First record of Solitary duckbill eel, Nettastoma solitarium Castle & Smith, 1981 (Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae) from the Andaman Sea

K. S. Sumod^*
, J. Vinu
, M. P. Rajeeshkumar
, S. S. Cubelio
, M. Hashim
, V. N. Sanjeevan
, M. Sudhakar

^*Corresponding author for this work

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The present study reports Nettastoma solitarium Castle & Smith, 1981 based on a single specimen collected from the Andaman Sea (12°49.60′N, 93°12.78′E) at a depth range of 400–441 m. This eel was previously reported from the Western Pacific and Western Indian Oceans. The present observation done in the centre of the known biogeographic distribution area confirms the presence of this species in the Eastern Indian Ocean. Notable morphological features of the species are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	929-932
Number of pages	4
Journal	Marine Biodiversity
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0438-1
State	Published - 1 Dec 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Distribution record
Eastern Indian Ocean
Nettastoma solitarium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oceanography
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Aquatic Science

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First record of Solitary duckbill eel, Nettastoma solitarium Castle & Smith, 1981 (Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae) from the Andaman Sea

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