First record of Shorthead fang blenny, Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836), from Chilika lagoon, India.

1692-1694Shorthead fang blenny, Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836), a species of the family Blenniidae (Order Blenniiformes) is reported here as first record from Chilika Lagoon, Odisha, India based on 20 specimens collected from Chilika lagoon. This also forms the first record from coastal waters of Odisha

Note on occurrence of Lutke’s halfbeak Hemiramphus lutkei Valenciennes, 1847 (Beloniformes: Hemiramphidae), along Odisha Coast

The paper reports occurrence of Lutke’s halfbeak Hemiramphus lutkei Valenciennes, 1847, for the first time from the coastal waters of Odisha coast, India. This report confirms the occurrence of this species form an extended geographical range along the east coast of India and will be helpful in further study of its biology, zoogeography and taxonomic status of the family Hemiramphidae

A new short brown unpatterned moray eel Gymnothorax andamanensis (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from Andaman waters, India

Mohapatra, Anil, Kiruba-Sankar, R., Praveenraj, J., Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan (2019): A new short brown unpatterned moray eel Gymnothorax andamanensis (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from Andaman waters, India. Zootaxa 4661 (1): 189-196, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.1

Ophichthus kailashchandrai sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): a new species of snake eel from Indian waters, Bay of Bengal

Mohapatra, Anil, Ray, Dipanjan, Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan, Mishra, Subhrendu Sekhar (2020): Ophichthus kailashchandrai sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): a new species of snake eel from Indian waters, Bay of Bengal. Zootaxa 4728 (2): 283-288, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4728.2.

FIGURE 3 in A new congrid eel, Rhynchoconger randalli sp. nov. (Congridae: Anguilliformes) with a pentagonal pattern of vomer dentition from the Bay of Bengal, Indian waters

FIGURE 3. Microscopic picture of teeth on upper jaw of Rhynchoconger randalli sp. nov., from holotype.Published as part of <i>Acharya, Smrutirekha, Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan, Ray, Dipanjan, Mishra, Subhrendu Sekhar & Mohapatra, Anil, 2022, A new congrid eel, Rhynchoconger randalli sp. nov. (Congridae: Anguilliformes) with a pentagonal pattern of vomer dentition from the Bay of Bengal, Indian waters, pp. 188-194 in Zootaxa 5174 (2)</i> on page 191, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.2.5, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6990256">http://zenodo.org/record/6990256</a&gt

FIGURE 1 in A new congrid eel, Rhynchoconger randalli sp. nov. (Congridae: Anguilliformes) with a pentagonal pattern of vomer dentition from the Bay of Bengal, Indian waters

FIGURE 1. Rhynchoconger randalli sp. nov., holotype, EBRC/ZSI/F13832.Published as part of <i>Acharya, Smrutirekha, Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan, Ray, Dipanjan, Mishra, Subhrendu Sekhar & Mohapatra, Anil, 2022, A new congrid eel, Rhynchoconger randalli sp. nov. (Congridae: Anguilliformes) with a pentagonal pattern of vomer dentition from the Bay of Bengal, Indian waters, pp. 188-194 in Zootaxa 5174 (2)</i> on page 191, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.2.5, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6990256">http://zenodo.org/record/6990256</a&gt

A new white-spotted moray eel, Gymnothorax aurocephalus sp. nov. (Muraenidae Muraeninae) from Andaman Sea, India

Nashad, M., Mohapatra, Anil, Varghese, Sijo P., Ramalingam, L., Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan (2020): A new white-spotted moray eel, Gymnothorax aurocephalus sp. nov. (Muraenidae Muraeninae) from Andaman Sea, India. Zootaxa 4877 (2): 361-372, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4877.2.

Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) - resurrection as a valid species from India, with re-description

Mishra, Subhrendu Sekhar, Mohapatra, Anil, Ray, Dipanjan, Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan, Tudu, Prasad C. (2019): Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916 (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) - resurrection as a valid species from India, with re-description. Zootaxa 4586 (1): 194-200, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4586.1.1

Gymnothorax pseudotile sp. nov. (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from Bay of Bengal India

Mohapatra, Anil, Smith, David G., Ray, Dipanjan, Mishra, Subhrendu Sekhar, Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan (2017): Gymnothorax pseudotile sp. nov. (Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from Bay of Bengal India. Zootaxa 4286 (4): 586-592, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4286.4.1