First record of Spottobrotula mahodadi Cohen & Nielsen, 1978 (Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae) in the Straits of Malacca, Malaysia
Three specimens of Spottobrotula mahodadi Cohen & Nielsen, 1978, collected from Perak, Malaysia in July 2023, represent the first record of the species from the Straits of Malacca. Previous records had been limited to the Andaman Islands and Ranong, Thailand in the Andaman Sea. The newly collected specimens are described in detail, with morphometric and meristic data provided.
Authors
- Mizuki Matsunuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9061-1598)
- Norhafiz Hanafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3662-3843)
- Ryo Okamoto
- Ying Giat Seah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2976-4448)
- Siti Asmal Mat Piah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9301-5292)
- Md Repin Izarenah
Institutions
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (MY)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Museum of Kyoto (JP)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
Publication Details
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- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15560/21.2.299
- Primary Topic
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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