Fifteen new records of Batoids (Elasmobranchii) from waters off Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Marine waters of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India in the tropical Indian Ocean, is a poorly explored high faunal diverse region. The present study documents new records of batoids from the region, identified during the fishery and diversity monitoring surveys conducted during November 2016 to June 2019 at different fish landing centers of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Fifteen elasmobranch species including 2 wedgefishes, 1 skate and 12 rays were identified and confirmed as new reports for the region. Results of this study indicate that the elasmobranch diversity, especially batoid diversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are poorly documented and future systematic surveys including that of deeper reef habitat may help to explore the diversity in the region

Notes on the presence of Phrynarachne ceylonica (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1884) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Description of Phrynarachne ceylonica (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1884) female from Andaman and Nicobar islands after a long gap of 124 years has been provided through the collections of fresh specimen in and around these islands. The selection of habitat and the range expansion are discussed. The distribution records of the species are mapped

Fig. 2 in New records of pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from India

Fig. 2. Crambidae. Male genitalia (A–C), female genitalia (D–F). A, D, Glyphodes cosmarcha Meyrick, 1887; B, E, Palpita cirralis (Swinhoe, 1897); C, Pagyda arbiter (Butler, 1879); F, Pachynoa xanthochyta (Turner, 1933). Scale bars: 1 mm (A–C), 2 mm (E–F).Published as part of <i>Rao, B.S.K. & Sivaperuman, C., 2022, New records of pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from India, pp. 20-26 in Zoosystematica Rossica (Zoosyst. Rossica) 31 (1)</i> on page 24, DOI: 10.31610/zsr/2022.31.1.20, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10124247">http://zenodo.org/record/10124247</a&gt

New distributional report of Borboropactus bituberculatus Simon 1884 from Nicobar Islands, India

A female of Borboropactus bituberculatus Simon, 1884 has been reported from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India for the first time. Diagnostic characters are provided for the species, as well as new photographs or illustrations of the genital organs of the species

An annotated checklist of opisthobranch fauna (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) of the Nicobar Islands, India

This paper presents 52 species of opisthobranchs recorded from the Nicobar group of Islands. Of these, Aldisa erwinkoehleri, Dermatobranchus rodmani, Glossodoris pallida, Noumea simplex, Pectenodoris trilineata, Okenia kendi, Tambja morosa, Phyllidia elegans, Phyllidiopsis annae, Flabellina riwo and Phidiana indica represent new records for Indian waters

Description of two new pseudocerotids (Rahabditophora: Rhabditophora; Polycladida) from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

Dixit, Sudhanshu, Sivaperuman, C., Raghunathan, C. (2018): Description of two new pseudocerotids (Rahabditophora: Rhabditophora; Polycladida) from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Zootaxa 4403 (2): 365-377, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4403.2.

3. Sighting of Lesser Frigatebird Fregata Ariel Gray in the Kole Wetlands of Thrissur, Kerala

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A new record of Opisthobranch, Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852) and notes on Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1816) from the Andaman Sea, India

850-853The present study reports occurrences of two sea slugs namely, moon headed side-gilled slug Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1816) and spotted foot nudibranch Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852) from the Andaman Sea. Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1816) is a very rare species previously recorded from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands without any precise geographical location details, and this study confirms the occurrence of E. luniceps (Cuvier, 1816) from the North & Middle Andaman Islands. The spotted foot nudibranch, T. lilacina (Gould, 1852) is first time recorded from the Andaman Sea. Previously, these two species were recorded from both the east and west coasts of mainland India. These species are illustrated, described, and their distribution details in the Islands are provided