Ariosoma tamilicum (Anguilliformes: Congridae): a new eel species from the Indian waters
The identity of Ariosoma dolichopterum in Indian waters has revised. Ariosoma dolichopterum from India is an undescribed species and described herein as Ariosoma tamilicum sp. nov. based on morphology and molecular studies. Ariosoma tamilicum is morphologically closely related to Ariosoma emmae from the Taiwan waters but exhibits 13.4% genetic divergence in mitochondrial CO1 gene sequences. The formal description for the new species is provided and discussed.
Authors
- Anil Mohapatra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-7039)
- T. T. Ajith Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4842-9562)
- Paramasivam Kodeeswaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4636-3056)
- Smrutirekha Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-8311)
Institutions
- Zoological Survey of India (IN)
- University of Lucknow (IN)
- Government of Uttar Pradesh (IN)
- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (IN)
- Ganja State University (AZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.7
- Primary Topic
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00