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Fishes of family Apogonidae popularly known as cardinalfishes are of high ecological importance owing to its trophic role. Though the presence of apogonids from the coastal waters of the northeastern Arabian sea are reflected in diets of predatory fishes of the region and bycatch of trawls, limited reports are available on species composition. Three species namely Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus (Gon, 1986), Jaydia queketti (Gilchrist, 1903) and Jaydia lineata (Temmink & Schlegal, 1842) have been reported for the first time from the region, adding to the apogonids diversity of the region. Ostorhinchus fasciatus (White, 1790) is also reported for the first time from the coastal waters of Gujarat. Morphometric assessment of the four species revealed several discriminating attributes capable of separating the species from each other.
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The authors are thankful to the Director, ICAR-CMFRI, Director, ICAR-CIFE, and Head, Crustacean Fisheries Division, ICAR-CMFRI for facilitating the present study. The authors also wish to acknowledge fishermen of the region for sharing GPS records and providing bycatch samples for study.
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Kumar, R., Dineshbabu, A.P., Jaiswar, A.K. et al. New Distributional Records for Cardinalfishes (Perciformes/ Apogonidae) from North East Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean. Thalassas 35, 341–346 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-019-00132-8
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