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A new deep-water species of snake eel, Xyrias anjaalai sp. nov. (Anguilliformes Ophichthidae), from the Western Indian Ocean

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  • 1. Research Scholar, Cochin University of Science and Technology and JRF, KSCSTE & ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi 682018.
  • 2. ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi 682018.
  • 3. ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi 682018. & sukumaransandhya@yahoo.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6177-469X
  • 4. ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi 682018. & anjalijose2@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1132-4804
  • 5. ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi 682018. & sreekumarkm1@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1263-8012

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Augustina, Treasa, Sreeram, Miriam Paul, Sukumaran, Sandhya, Jose, Anjaly, Sreekumar, K.M. (2020): A new deep-water species of snake eel, Xyrias anjaalai sp. nov. (Anguilliformes Ophichthidae), from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4822 (4): 577-587, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4822.4.7

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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.4451253 (DOI)
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