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Report of razor fish, Iniistius twistii (Labridae: Perciformes) from the south-west coast of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2012

K.V. Akhilesh ,
C.P.R. Shanis  and
K.K. Bineesh
K.V. Akhilesh*
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B.No.1603, Ernakulam North, P.O., Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India
C.P.R. Shanis
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B.No.1603, Ernakulam North, P.O., Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India
K.K. Bineesh
Affiliation:
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B.No.1603, Ernakulam North, P.O., Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K.V. Akhilesh, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B.No.1603, Ernakulam North, P.O., Kochi-682 018, Kerala, India email: akhikv@gmail.com
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Abstract

The razor fish Iniistius twistii previously known from the Western Pacific, from Japan to Indonesia, is reported from the south-western coast of India (Kerala). The specimen is described and figured.

Keywords

Iniistius twistiidistribution extensionArabian Seasouth-western India
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e91
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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