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First reports of White-finned flying fish, Cheilopogon arcticeps (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae) from Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2025

Dipanjan Ray Open the ORCID record for Dipanjan Ray [Opens in a new window] ,
Sanmitra Roy ,
Tapan Khatua ,
Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra  and
Anil Mohapatra
Dipanjan Ray*
Affiliation:
Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Sanmitra Roy
Affiliation:
Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha, India
Tapan Khatua
Affiliation:
Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra
Affiliation:
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Ganjam, Odisha, India
Anil Mohapatra
Affiliation:
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Ganjam, Odisha, India
*
Corresponding author: Dipanjan Ray; Email: dipanjan2010@gmail.com
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Abstract

Cheilopogon arcticeps (Günther, 1866) is recorded for the first time from the Indian coastal waters. Two specimens of C. arcticeps (158–167 mm SL) were collected from the Petuaghat fishing harbour of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The present paper reports the species for the first time from Indian waters and thus, the distributional range of the species is extended from Western Pacific Ocean to the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean. This paper provides more detailed information on the taxonomy and morphometric of the poorly known species.

Keywords

flying fishIndian Oceannew recordrange extension
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Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e7
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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