Range Extension and New Occurrence of Yellowfin Toadfish Colletteichthys flavipinnis from Arabian Sea and First Report from Tropical Estuarine Wetland

The yellowfin toadfish Colletteichthys flavipinnis was originally described from Sri Lanka and the east coast of India. In this report, we record the occurrence of C. flavipinnis from Kavvayi tropical estuarine wetland, Kerala, west coast of India, based on nine specimens having a maximum length of...

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Published in:	Thalassas : revista de ciencias del mar Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 419 - 424
Main Authors:	Gopi, Ashwini, TA, Keerthana, KV, Dhaneesh, VM, Sachin, KC, Swetha, K, Jithin, Kumar B, Manoj, K, Dinesh, GB, Sreekanth
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01-04-2023 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Bar codes Brackishwater environment Coastal Sciences Coasts Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Estuaries Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Freshwater & Marine Ecology Geographical distribution Marine & Freshwater Sciences Mitochondria New records Oceanography Range extension Wetlands Yellowfin toadfish Arabian Sea Kavvayi estuary India
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Summary:	The yellowfin toadfish Colletteichthys flavipinnis was originally described from Sri Lanka and the east coast of India. In this report, we record the occurrence of C. flavipinnis from Kavvayi tropical estuarine wetland, Kerala, west coast of India, based on nine specimens having a maximum length of 235 mm. The species identity was corroborated using mitochondrial COI barcode gene tool. This paper confirms the extended distribution of the species towards the eastern Arabian Sea and provides the first report of this species from a tropical estuarine wetland, which connects to the Arabian Sea.
ISSN:	0212-5919 2366-1674
DOI:	10.1007/s41208-023-00525-w