Estuarine Biology Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Gopalpur-on-Sea; Ganjam; Odisha 761 002; India; Department of Zoology; Fakir Mohan University; Vyasa Vihar; Balasore; Odisha 756 089; India.
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre; Zoological Survey of India; Gopalpur-on-Sea; Ganjam; Odisha 761 002; India.
Zootaxa. 2023 Jul 13;5315(6):575-583. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.6.5.
A new species of cirri-bearing ophichthidae eel Cirrhimuraena odishaensis sp. nov. is described here, on the basis of two specimens collected from the Palur canal and Talasari fish landing centre in Odisha, India. The distinguishing characters of Cirrhimuraena odishaensis sp. nov. that separate it from its congeners include the presence of a single row of mandibular teeth, origin of the dorsal fin directly above the midpoint of pectoral fin, vertebral counts (pre-dorsal 10, pre-anal 46-47, and total 160-162), and number of cirri (13) on the upper jaw. Morphologically Cirrhimuraena odishaensis shows close affinity with Cirrhimuraena yuanding and Cirrhimuraena orientalis. The new species differs from C. yuanding by origin of dorsal fin, number of intermaxillary and maxillary teeth, and length of head. The new species differs from C. orientalis with relatively higher vertebrae.
本文描述了一种新的带触须的蛇鳗科鳗鱼——奥里萨 Cirrhimuraena odishaensis sp. nov.，基于从印度奥里萨邦的帕鲁运河和塔拉萨里鱼上岸中心采集的两个标本。Cirrhimuraena odishaensis sp. nov. 与同属种区分的特征包括：单排下颌齿、背鳍起点直接在胸鳍中点上方、椎骨数（前背 10、前肛 46-47 和总数 160-162）和上颚触须数（13）。形态上，奥里萨 Cirrhimuraena odishaensis 与 Cirrhimuraena yuanding 和 Cirrhimuraena orientalis 密切相关。新种与 C. yuanding 的区别在于背鳍的起源、颌骨和上颌骨牙齿的数量以及头部的长度。新种与 C. orientalis 的区别在于相对较高的椎骨数。
