Voprosy ihtiologii, Том 63, № 2 (2023)

New Record of the False Pike Conger Eel, Congrhynchus talabonoides (Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the Arabian Sea

Kodeeswaran P., Ajith Kumar T., Kumar Lal K.

Аннотация


The False Pike Conger Eel, Congrhynchus talabonoides Fowler, 1934 (n = 5) was reported for the first time from the southwest coast of India, Arabian Sea, previously the species was known only from Taiwan, Philippines and Andaman Sea. Diagnostic characters for the species have been provided. Further, the mitochondrial COI gene was generated and the phylogenetic position of C. talabonoides is discussed.